diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c
index 33601a817ea6..da8e40af6f85 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/phy/phy.h>
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 #include "sdhci-pltfm.h"
+#include <linux/of.h>
 
 #define SDHCI_ARASAN_CLK_CTRL_OFFSET	0x2c
 #define SDHCI_ARASAN_VENDOR_REGISTER	0x78
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ struct sdhci_arasan_data {
 
 	struct regmap	*soc_ctl_base;
 	const struct sdhci_arasan_soc_ctl_map *soc_ctl_map;
+	unsigned int	quirks; /* Arasan deviations from spec */
+
+/* Controller does not have CD wired and will not function normally without */
+#define SDHCI_ARASAN_QUIRK_FORCE_CDTEST	BIT(0)
 };
 
 static const struct sdhci_arasan_soc_ctl_map rk3399_soc_ctl_map = {
@@ -245,12 +250,27 @@ static void sdhci_arasan_hs400_enhanced_strobe(struct mmc_host *mmc,
 	writel(vendor, host->ioaddr + SDHCI_ARASAN_VENDOR_REGISTER);
 }
 
+void sdhci_arasan_reset(struct sdhci_host *host, u8 mask)
+{
+	u8 ctrl;
+	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
+	struct sdhci_arasan_data *sdhci_arasan = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
+
+	sdhci_reset(host, mask);
+
+	if (sdhci_arasan->quirks & SDHCI_ARASAN_QUIRK_FORCE_CDTEST) {
+		ctrl = sdhci_readb(host, SDHCI_HOST_CONTROL);
+		ctrl |= SDHCI_CTRL_CDTEST_INS | SDHCI_CTRL_CDTEST_EN;
+		sdhci_writeb(host, ctrl, SDHCI_HOST_CONTROL);
+	}
+}
+
 static struct sdhci_ops sdhci_arasan_ops = {
 	.set_clock = sdhci_arasan_set_clock,
 	.get_max_clock = sdhci_pltfm_clk_get_max_clock,
 	.get_timeout_clock = sdhci_arasan_get_timeout_clock,
 	.set_bus_width = sdhci_set_bus_width,
-	.reset = sdhci_reset,
+	.reset = sdhci_arasan_reset,
 	.set_uhs_signaling = sdhci_set_uhs_signaling,
 };
 
@@ -545,6 +565,7 @@ static int sdhci_arasan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct sdhci_host *host;
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host;
 	struct sdhci_arasan_data *sdhci_arasan;
+	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 
 	host = sdhci_pltfm_init(pdev, &sdhci_arasan_pdata,
 				sizeof(*sdhci_arasan));
@@ -599,6 +620,10 @@ static int sdhci_arasan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	sdhci_get_of_property(pdev);
+
+	if (of_property_read_bool(np, "xlnx,fails-without-test-cd"))
+		sdhci_arasan->quirks |= SDHCI_ARASAN_QUIRK_FORCE_CDTEST;
+
 	pltfm_host->clk = clk_xin;
 
 	if (of_device_is_compatible(pdev->dev.of_node,
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
index a2bc9e111a3a..c722cd23205c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
 #define   SDHCI_CTRL_ADMA32	0x10
 #define   SDHCI_CTRL_ADMA64	0x18
 #define   SDHCI_CTRL_8BITBUS	0x20
+#define  SDHCI_CTRL_CDTEST_INS	0x40
+#define  SDHCI_CTRL_CDTEST_EN	0x80
 
 #define SDHCI_POWER_CONTROL	0x29
 #define  SDHCI_POWER_ON		0x01