diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
index 3cc6334acdb1..5a959783304b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 #define   CFG_RC_CC_MASK 0xf
 #define   CFG_STOP_CLOCK BIT(22)
 #define   CFG_CLK_ALWAYS_ON BIT(18)
+#define   CFG_CHK_DS BIT(20)
 #define   CFG_AUTO_CLK BIT(23)
 
 #define SD_EMMC_STATUS 0x48
@@ -408,6 +409,16 @@ static void meson_mmc_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 	val &= ~(CFG_RC_CC_MASK << CFG_RC_CC_SHIFT);
 	val |= ilog2(SD_EMMC_CFG_CMD_GAP) << CFG_RC_CC_SHIFT;
 
+	val &= ~CFG_DDR;
+	if (ios->timing == MMC_TIMING_UHS_DDR50 ||
+	    ios->timing == MMC_TIMING_MMC_DDR52 ||
+	    ios->timing == MMC_TIMING_MMC_HS400)
+		val |= CFG_DDR;
+
+	val &= ~CFG_CHK_DS;
+	if (ios->timing == MMC_TIMING_MMC_HS400)
+		val |= CFG_CHK_DS;
+
 	writel(val, host->regs + SD_EMMC_CFG);
 
 	if (val != orig)