diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index e5b5d1c3eb01e55f873ec90521e6f00e81c8a017..2bb326bbc34a367a02bd8423edcab79318b52cdf 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -1224,6 +1224,11 @@ static int sdhci_esdhc_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		host->mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_1_8V_DDR;
 		if (!(imx_data->socdata->flags & ESDHC_FLAG_HS200))
 			host->quirks2 |= SDHCI_QUIRK2_BROKEN_HS200;
+
+		/* clear tuning bits in case ROM has set it already */
+		writel(0x0, host->ioaddr + ESDHC_MIX_CTRL);
+		writel(0x0, host->ioaddr + SDHCI_ACMD12_ERR);
+		writel(0x0, host->ioaddr + ESDHC_TUNE_CTRL_STATUS);
 	}
 
 	if (imx_data->socdata->flags & ESDHC_FLAG_MAN_TUNING)