diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 557856b6f95c971459d136547266839bd5435346..7289e999d1fce94cca7a05fbf02b947cdba41e13 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -1214,6 +1214,13 @@ static void mmc_power_off(struct mmc_host *host)
 	host->ios.timing = MMC_TIMING_LEGACY;
 	mmc_set_ios(host);
 
+	/*
+	 * Some configurations, such as the 802.11 SDIO card in the OLPC
+	 * XO-1.5, require a short delay after poweroff before the card
+	 * can be successfully turned on again.
+	 */
+	mmc_delay(1);
+
 	mmc_host_clk_release(host);
 }