diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 161ae1f2ec45..eeea73de9f7b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -2864,6 +2864,8 @@ struct sdhci_host *sdhci_alloc_host(struct device *dev,
 
 	host = mmc_priv(mmc);
 	host->mmc = mmc;
+	host->mmc_host_ops = sdhci_ops;
+	mmc->ops = &host->mmc_host_ops;
 
 	return host;
 }
@@ -3060,7 +3062,6 @@ int sdhci_add_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	/*
 	 * Set host parameters.
 	 */
-	mmc->ops = &sdhci_ops;
 	max_clk = host->max_clk;
 
 	if (host->ops->get_min_clock)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
index 9d4aa31b683a..9c331ac5ad6b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ struct sdhci_host {
 
 	/* Internal data */
 	struct mmc_host *mmc;	/* MMC structure */
+	struct mmc_host_ops mmc_host_ops;	/* MMC host ops */
 	u64 dma_mask;		/* custom DMA mask */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS) || defined(CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS_MODULE)