diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index b261613224f6741d382847c6ec49a9e9bcc91092..5c90941f31d90444db2e9e4f9ab5d1cff42f5086 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -2330,6 +2330,23 @@ static void sdhci_cmd_irq(struct sdhci_host *host, u32 intmask, u32 *mask)
 		else
 			host->cmd->error = -EILSEQ;
 
+		/*
+		 * If this command initiates a data phase and a response
+		 * CRC error is signalled, the card can start transferring
+		 * data - the card may have received the command without
+		 * error.  We must not terminate the mmc_request early.
+		 *
+		 * If the card did not receive the command or returned an
+		 * error which prevented it sending data, the data phase
+		 * will time out.
+		 */
+		if (host->cmd->data &&
+		    (intmask & (SDHCI_INT_CRC | SDHCI_INT_TIMEOUT)) ==
+		     SDHCI_INT_CRC) {
+			host->cmd = NULL;
+			return;
+		}
+
 		tasklet_schedule(&host->finish_tasklet);
 		return;
 	}