diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
index d0d9f90e7cdfb7453adc31f6cb5cd458989e8ceb..cfb8ee24eaba153f00e13016987126e49e382436 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ static int mmc_decode_scr(struct mmc_card *card)
 
 	if (scr->sda_spec3)
 		scr->cmds = UNSTUFF_BITS(resp, 32, 2);
+
+	/* SD Spec says: any SD Card shall set at least bits 0 and 2 */
+	if (!(scr->bus_widths & SD_SCR_BUS_WIDTH_1) ||
+	    !(scr->bus_widths & SD_SCR_BUS_WIDTH_4)) {
+		pr_err("%s: invalid bus width\n", mmc_hostname(card->host));
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }