diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-mx-sdio.c b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-mx-sdio.c
index 8b038e7b2cd31..fe02130237a8e 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-mx-sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-mx-sdio.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static int meson_mx_mmc_add_host(struct meson_mx_mmc_host *host)
 	mmc->f_max = clk_round_rate(host->cfg_div_clk,
 				    clk_get_rate(host->parent_clk));
 
-	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_ERASE | MMC_CAP_CMD23;
+	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_ERASE | MMC_CAP_CMD23 | MMC_CAP_WAIT_WHILE_BUSY;
 	mmc->ops = &meson_mx_mmc_ops;
 
 	ret = mmc_of_parse(mmc);