diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
index c9fbb777440d..db0f0b44d684 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
@@ -395,6 +395,14 @@ static int mmc_sdio_init_card(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr,
 		if (err)
 			goto remove;
 
+		/*
+		 * Update oldcard with the new RCA received from the SDIO
+		 * device -- we're doing this so that it's updated in the
+		 * "card" struct when oldcard overwrites that later.
+		 */
+		if (oldcard)
+			oldcard->rca = card->rca;
+
 		mmc_set_bus_mode(host, MMC_BUSMODE_PUSHPULL);
 	}