diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index 2e50e71cdae5b..16b2840bc05ac 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -1390,6 +1390,8 @@ static int sdhci_esdhc_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (err)
 		goto disable_ahb_clk;
 
+	host->tuning_delay = 1;
+
 	sdhci_esdhc_imx_hwinit(host);
 
 	err = sdhci_add_host(host);