diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_sys_dmac.c b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_sys_dmac.c
index 8471160316e0..02cd878e209f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_sys_dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_sys_dmac.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static const struct renesas_sdhi_of_data of_rcar_gen2_compatible = {
 	.scc_offset	= 0x0300,
 	.taps		= rcar_gen2_scc_taps,
 	.taps_num	= ARRAY_SIZE(rcar_gen2_scc_taps),
+	.max_blk_count  = 0xffffffff,
 };
 
 /* Definitions for sampling clocks */
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h
index c03529e3f01a..2adb0d24360f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ static inline void sd_ctrl_write32_as_16_and_16(struct tmio_mmc_host *host,
 	iowrite16(val >> 16, host->ctl + ((addr + 2) << host->bus_shift));
 }
 
+static inline void sd_ctrl_write32(struct tmio_mmc_host *host, int addr, u32 val)
+{
+	iowrite32(val, host->ctl + (addr << host->bus_shift));
+}
+
 static inline void sd_ctrl_write32_rep(struct tmio_mmc_host *host, int addr,
 				       const u32 *buf, int count)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
index 41d79720e745..f7a6f005899a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/sdio.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
+#include <linux/sizes.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/swiotlb.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
@@ -703,7 +704,10 @@ static int tmio_mmc_start_data(struct tmio_mmc_host *host,
 
 	/* Set transfer length / blocksize */
 	sd_ctrl_write16(host, CTL_SD_XFER_LEN, data->blksz);
-	sd_ctrl_write16(host, CTL_XFER_BLK_COUNT, data->blocks);
+	if (host->mmc->max_blk_count >= SZ_64K)
+		sd_ctrl_write32(host, CTL_XFER_BLK_COUNT, data->blocks);
+	else
+		sd_ctrl_write16(host, CTL_XFER_BLK_COUNT, data->blocks);
 
 	tmio_mmc_start_dma(host, data);