diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.c
index e22c3fa3516a..e2c0cc9a0ca6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.c
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ static int __devinit tmio_mmc_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 	mmc->ops = &tmio_mmc_ops;
 	mmc->caps = MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA;
+	mmc->caps |= pdata->capabilities;
 	mmc->f_max = pdata->hclk;
 	mmc->f_min = mmc->f_max / 512;
 	mmc->ocr_avail = MMC_VDD_32_33 | MMC_VDD_33_34;
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/tmio.h b/include/linux/mfd/tmio.h
index 9cb1834deffa..37d941420ce4 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/tmio.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/tmio.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ void tmio_core_mmc_clk_div(void __iomem *cnf, int shift, int state);
  */
 struct tmio_mmc_data {
 	const unsigned int		hclk;
+	unsigned long			capabilities;
 	void (*set_pwr)(struct platform_device *host, int state);
 	void (*set_clk_div)(struct platform_device *host, int state);
 };