diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c
index 8b3e15d0f1f0..c877dedf23d2 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ struct msdc_host {
 	u32 mclk;		/* mmc subsystem clock frequency */
 	u32 src_clk_freq;	/* source clock frequency */
 	u32 sclk;		/* SD/MS bus clock frequency */
-	bool ddr;
+	unsigned char timing;
 	bool vqmmc_enabled;
 	struct msdc_save_para save_para; /* used when gate HCLK */
 };
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static void msdc_ungate_clock(struct msdc_host *host)
 		cpu_relax();
 }
 
-static void msdc_set_mclk(struct msdc_host *host, int ddr, u32 hz)
+static void msdc_set_mclk(struct msdc_host *host, unsigned char timing, u32 hz)
 {
 	u32 mode;
 	u32 flags;
@@ -504,7 +504,8 @@ static void msdc_set_mclk(struct msdc_host *host, int ddr, u32 hz)
 
 	flags = readl(host->base + MSDC_INTEN);
 	sdr_clr_bits(host->base + MSDC_INTEN, flags);
-	if (ddr) { /* may need to modify later */
+	if (timing == MMC_TIMING_UHS_DDR50 ||
+	    timing == MMC_TIMING_MMC_DDR52) {
 		mode = 0x2; /* ddr mode and use divisor */
 		if (hz >= (host->src_clk_freq >> 2)) {
 			div = 0; /* mean div = 1/4 */
@@ -535,12 +536,12 @@ static void msdc_set_mclk(struct msdc_host *host, int ddr, u32 hz)
 		cpu_relax();
 	host->sclk = sclk;
 	host->mclk = hz;
-	host->ddr = ddr;
+	host->timing = timing;
 	/* need because clk changed. */
 	msdc_set_timeout(host, host->timeout_ns, host->timeout_clks);
 	sdr_set_bits(host->base + MSDC_INTEN, flags);
 
-	dev_dbg(host->dev, "sclk: %d, ddr: %d\n", host->sclk, ddr);
+	dev_dbg(host->dev, "sclk: %d, timing: %d\n", host->sclk, timing);
 }
 
 static inline u32 msdc_cmd_find_resp(struct msdc_host *host,
@@ -1158,14 +1159,9 @@ static void msdc_ops_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 {
 	struct msdc_host *host = mmc_priv(mmc);
 	int ret;
-	u32 ddr = 0;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(host->dev);
 
-	if (ios->timing == MMC_TIMING_UHS_DDR50 ||
-	    ios->timing == MMC_TIMING_MMC_DDR52)
-		ddr = 1;
-
 	msdc_set_buswidth(host, ios->bus_width);
 
 	/* Suspend/Resume will do power off/on */
@@ -1202,8 +1198,8 @@ static void msdc_ops_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (host->mclk != ios->clock || host->ddr != ddr)
-		msdc_set_mclk(host, ddr, ios->clock);
+	if (host->mclk != ios->clock || host->timing != ios->timing)
+		msdc_set_mclk(host, ios->timing, ios->clock);
 
 end:
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(host->dev);