diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/Makefile b/drivers/mmc/core/Makefile
index ccdd35f78256..b39cbd2f830b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/Makefile
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ mmc_core-y			:= core.o bus.o host.o \
 				   sdio.o sdio_ops.o sdio_bus.o \
 				   sdio_cis.o sdio_io.o sdio_irq.o \
 				   quirks.o slot-gpio.o
-mmc_core-$(CONFIG_OF)		+= pwrseq.o
+mmc_core-$(CONFIG_OF)		+= pwrseq.o pwrseq_simple.o
 mmc_core-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)	+= debugfs.o
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq.c b/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq.c
index bd087723929f..2cea00ed4e65 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq.c
@@ -7,14 +7,73 @@
  *
  *  MMC power sequence management
  */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/of_platform.h>
+
 #include <linux/mmc/host.h>
 
 #include "pwrseq.h"
 
+struct mmc_pwrseq_match {
+	const char *compatible;
+	int (*alloc)(struct mmc_host *host, struct device *dev);
+};
+
+static struct mmc_pwrseq_match pwrseq_match[] = {
+	{
+		.compatible = "mmc-pwrseq-simple",
+		.alloc = mmc_pwrseq_simple_alloc,
+	},
+};
+
+static struct mmc_pwrseq_match *mmc_pwrseq_find(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	struct mmc_pwrseq_match *match = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pwrseq_match); i++) {
+		if (of_device_is_compatible(np,	pwrseq_match[i].compatible)) {
+			match = &pwrseq_match[i];
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return match;
+}
 
 int mmc_pwrseq_alloc(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
-	return 0;
+	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct device_node *np;
+	struct mmc_pwrseq_match *match;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	np = of_parse_phandle(host->parent->of_node, "mmc-pwrseq", 0);
+	if (!np)
+		return 0;
+
+	pdev = of_find_device_by_node(np);
+	if (!pdev) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	match = mmc_pwrseq_find(np);
+	if (IS_ERR(match)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(match);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	ret = match->alloc(host, &pdev->dev);
+	if (!ret)
+		dev_info(host->parent, "allocated mmc-pwrseq\n");
+
+err:
+	of_node_put(np);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void mmc_pwrseq_pre_power_on(struct mmc_host *host)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq.h b/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq.h
index 12aaf2b4745b..bd860d88f116 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ void mmc_pwrseq_post_power_on(struct mmc_host *host);
 void mmc_pwrseq_power_off(struct mmc_host *host);
 void mmc_pwrseq_free(struct mmc_host *host);
 
+int mmc_pwrseq_simple_alloc(struct mmc_host *host, struct device *dev);
+
 #else
 
 static inline int mmc_pwrseq_alloc(struct mmc_host *host) { return 0; }
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq_simple.c b/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq_simple.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..61c991e4009d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq_simple.c
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2014 Linaro Ltd
+ *
+ * Author: Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * License terms: GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2
+ *
+ *  Simple MMC power sequence management
+ */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+
+#include <linux/mmc/host.h>
+
+#include "pwrseq.h"
+
+struct mmc_pwrseq_simple {
+	struct mmc_pwrseq pwrseq;
+};
+
+static void mmc_pwrseq_simple_free(struct mmc_host *host)
+{
+	struct mmc_pwrseq_simple *pwrseq = container_of(host->pwrseq,
+					struct mmc_pwrseq_simple, pwrseq);
+
+	kfree(pwrseq);
+	host->pwrseq = NULL;
+}
+
+static struct mmc_pwrseq_ops mmc_pwrseq_simple_ops = {
+	.free = mmc_pwrseq_simple_free,
+};
+
+int mmc_pwrseq_simple_alloc(struct mmc_host *host, struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct mmc_pwrseq_simple *pwrseq;
+
+	pwrseq = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mmc_pwrseq_simple), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pwrseq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	pwrseq->pwrseq.ops = &mmc_pwrseq_simple_ops;
+	host->pwrseq = &pwrseq->pwrseq;
+
+	return 0;
+}