diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index c8951c0b8a24fe9e2b1f862d6944ec914e84ab82..0dda6f4b6a2423475bfff45f7daac606b7b55850 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -3844,10 +3844,13 @@ int sdhci_setup_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_MULTIBLOCK_READ_ACMD12)
 		host->flags |= SDHCI_AUTO_CMD12;
 
-	/* Auto-CMD23 stuff only works in ADMA or PIO. */
+	/*
+	 * For v3 mode, Auto-CMD23 stuff only works in ADMA or PIO.
+	 * For v4 mode, SDMA may use Auto-CMD23 as well.
+	 */
 	if ((host->version >= SDHCI_SPEC_300) &&
 	    ((host->flags & SDHCI_USE_ADMA) ||
-	     !(host->flags & SDHCI_USE_SDMA)) &&
+	     !(host->flags & SDHCI_USE_SDMA) || host->v4_mode) &&
 	     !(host->quirks2 & SDHCI_QUIRK2_ACMD23_BROKEN)) {
 		host->flags |= SDHCI_AUTO_CMD23;
 		DBG("Auto-CMD23 available\n");