diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc.h b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc.h
index ece8b37e51ddd..5343fc062e22b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 
 /* Control Register for DMA transfer */
 #define ESDHC_DMA_SYSCTL		0x40c
+#define ESDHC_PERIPHERAL_CLK_SEL	0x00080000
 #define ESDHC_DMA_SNOOP			0x00000040
 
 #endif /* _DRIVERS_MMC_SDHCI_ESDHC_H */
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c
index ff37e74593867..0b3f05ae83287 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sys_soc.h>
+#include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/ktime.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/host.h>
 #include "sdhci-pltfm.h"
 #include "sdhci-esdhc.h"
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ struct sdhci_esdhc {
 	u8 vendor_ver;
 	u8 spec_ver;
 	bool quirk_incorrect_hostver;
+	unsigned int peripheral_clock;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -414,15 +417,25 @@ static int esdhc_of_enable_dma(struct sdhci_host *host)
 static unsigned int esdhc_of_get_max_clock(struct sdhci_host *host)
 {
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
+	struct sdhci_esdhc *esdhc = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
 
-	return pltfm_host->clock;
+	if (esdhc->peripheral_clock)
+		return esdhc->peripheral_clock;
+	else
+		return pltfm_host->clock;
 }
 
 static unsigned int esdhc_of_get_min_clock(struct sdhci_host *host)
 {
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
+	struct sdhci_esdhc *esdhc = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
+	unsigned int clock;
 
-	return pltfm_host->clock / 256 / 16;
+	if (esdhc->peripheral_clock)
+		clock = esdhc->peripheral_clock;
+	else
+		clock = pltfm_host->clock;
+	return clock / 256 / 16;
 }
 
 static void esdhc_of_set_clock(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned int clock)
@@ -512,6 +525,33 @@ static void esdhc_pltfm_set_bus_width(struct sdhci_host *host, int width)
 	sdhci_writel(host, ctrl, ESDHC_PROCTL);
 }
 
+static void esdhc_clock_enable(struct sdhci_host *host, bool enable)
+{
+	u32 val;
+	ktime_t timeout;
+
+	val = sdhci_readl(host, ESDHC_SYSTEM_CONTROL);
+
+	if (enable)
+		val |= ESDHC_CLOCK_SDCLKEN;
+	else
+		val &= ~ESDHC_CLOCK_SDCLKEN;
+
+	sdhci_writel(host, val, ESDHC_SYSTEM_CONTROL);
+
+	/* Wait max 20 ms */
+	timeout = ktime_add_ms(ktime_get(), 20);
+	val = ESDHC_CLOCK_STABLE;
+	while (!(sdhci_readl(host, ESDHC_PRSSTAT) & val)) {
+		if (ktime_after(ktime_get(), timeout)) {
+			pr_err("%s: Internal clock never stabilised.\n",
+				mmc_hostname(host->mmc));
+			break;
+		}
+		udelay(10);
+	}
+}
+
 static void esdhc_reset(struct sdhci_host *host, u8 mask)
 {
 	sdhci_reset(host, mask);
@@ -613,6 +653,9 @@ static void esdhc_init(struct platform_device *pdev, struct sdhci_host *host)
 {
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host;
 	struct sdhci_esdhc *esdhc;
+	struct device_node *np;
+	struct clk *clk;
+	u32 val;
 	u16 host_ver;
 
 	pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
@@ -626,6 +669,32 @@ static void esdhc_init(struct platform_device *pdev, struct sdhci_host *host)
 		esdhc->quirk_incorrect_hostver = true;
 	else
 		esdhc->quirk_incorrect_hostver = false;
+
+	np = pdev->dev.of_node;
+	clk = of_clk_get(np, 0);
+	if (!IS_ERR(clk)) {
+		/*
+		 * esdhc->peripheral_clock would be assigned with a value
+		 * which is eSDHC base clock when use periperal clock.
+		 * For ls1046a, the clock value got by common clk API is
+		 * peripheral clock while the eSDHC base clock is 1/2
+		 * peripheral clock.
+		 */
+		if (of_device_is_compatible(np, "fsl,ls1046a-esdhc"))
+			esdhc->peripheral_clock = clk_get_rate(clk) / 2;
+		else
+			esdhc->peripheral_clock = clk_get_rate(clk);
+
+		clk_put(clk);
+	}
+
+	if (esdhc->peripheral_clock) {
+		esdhc_clock_enable(host, false);
+		val = sdhci_readl(host, ESDHC_DMA_SYSCTL);
+		val |= ESDHC_PERIPHERAL_CLK_SEL;
+		sdhci_writel(host, val, ESDHC_DMA_SYSCTL);
+		esdhc_clock_enable(host, true);
+	}
 }
 
 static int sdhci_esdhc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)