diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
index b588810fd1a4..2e6075fdce46 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static unsigned int fmax = 515633;
  * @pwrreg_clkgate: MMCIPOWER register must be used to gate the clock
  * @busy_detect: true if busy detection on dat0 is supported
  * @pwrreg_nopower: bits in MMCIPOWER don't controls ext. power supply
+ * @explicit_mclk_control: enable explicit mclk control in driver.
  */
 struct variant_data {
 	unsigned int		clkreg;
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ struct variant_data {
 	bool			pwrreg_clkgate;
 	bool			busy_detect;
 	bool			pwrreg_nopower;
+	bool			explicit_mclk_control;
 };
 
 static struct variant_data variant_arm = {
@@ -286,7 +288,9 @@ static void mmci_set_clkreg(struct mmci_host *host, unsigned int desired)
 	host->cclk = 0;
 
 	if (desired) {
-		if (desired >= host->mclk) {
+		if (variant->explicit_mclk_control) {
+			host->cclk = host->mclk;
+		} else if (desired >= host->mclk) {
 			clk = MCI_CLK_BYPASS;
 			if (variant->st_clkdiv)
 				clk |= MCI_ST_UX500_NEG_EDGE;
@@ -1327,6 +1331,17 @@ static void mmci_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 	if (!ios->clock && variant->pwrreg_clkgate)
 		pwr &= ~MCI_PWR_ON;
 
+	if (host->variant->explicit_mclk_control &&
+	    ios->clock != host->clock_cache) {
+		ret = clk_set_rate(host->clk, ios->clock);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc),
+				"Error setting clock rate (%d)\n", ret);
+		else
+			host->mclk = clk_get_rate(host->clk);
+	}
+	host->clock_cache = ios->clock;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
 
 	mmci_set_clkreg(host, ios->clock);
@@ -1502,9 +1517,12 @@ static int mmci_probe(struct amba_device *dev,
 	 * The ARM and ST versions of the block have slightly different
 	 * clock divider equations which means that the minimum divider
 	 * differs too.
+	 * on Qualcomm like controllers get the nearest minimum clock to 100Khz
 	 */
 	if (variant->st_clkdiv)
 		mmc->f_min = DIV_ROUND_UP(host->mclk, 257);
+	else if (variant->explicit_mclk_control)
+		mmc->f_min = clk_round_rate(host->clk, 100000);
 	else
 		mmc->f_min = DIV_ROUND_UP(host->mclk, 512);
 	/*
@@ -1514,9 +1532,14 @@ static int mmci_probe(struct amba_device *dev,
 	 * the block, of course.
 	 */
 	if (mmc->f_max)
-		mmc->f_max = min(host->mclk, mmc->f_max);
+		mmc->f_max = variant->explicit_mclk_control ?
+				min(variant->f_max, mmc->f_max) :
+				min(host->mclk, mmc->f_max);
 	else
-		mmc->f_max = min(host->mclk, fmax);
+		mmc->f_max = variant->explicit_mclk_control ?
+				fmax : min(host->mclk, fmax);
+
+
 	dev_dbg(mmc_dev(mmc), "clocking block at %u Hz\n", mmc->f_max);
 
 	/* Get regulators and the supported OCR mask */
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h
index d38a99df1820..ef346170b241 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ struct mmci_host {
 	spinlock_t		lock;
 
 	unsigned int		mclk;
+	/* cached value of requested clk in set_ios */
+	unsigned int		clock_cache;
 	unsigned int		cclk;
 	u32			pwr_reg;
 	u32			pwr_reg_add;