diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 9d4fdfa685e5..02b365f5a4be 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -1744,7 +1744,8 @@ int sdhci_add_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	host->max_clk =
 		(caps & SDHCI_CLOCK_BASE_MASK) >> SDHCI_CLOCK_BASE_SHIFT;
 	host->max_clk *= 1000000;
-	if (host->max_clk == 0) {
+	if (host->max_clk == 0 || host->quirks &
+			SDHCI_QUIRK_CAP_CLOCK_BASE_BROKEN) {
 		if (!host->ops->get_max_clock) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR
 			       "%s: Hardware doesn't specify base clock "
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
index 842f46f94284..831bf7f137f6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ struct sdhci_host {
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_DELAY_AFTER_POWER			(1<<23)
 /* Controller uses SDCLK instead of TMCLK for data timeouts */
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_DATA_TIMEOUT_USES_SDCLK		(1<<24)
+/* Controller reports wrong base clock capability */
+#define SDHCI_QUIRK_CAP_CLOCK_BASE_BROKEN		(1<<25)
 
 	int			irq;		/* Device IRQ */
 	void __iomem *		ioaddr;		/* Mapped address */