diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
index 60f7141a6b02..5af52fd9e37a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
@@ -913,6 +913,9 @@ static int mmc_blk_cmd_recovery(struct mmc_card *card, struct request *req,
 		if (!err)
 			break;
 
+		/* Re-tune if needed */
+		mmc_retune_recheck(card->host);
+
 		prev_cmd_status_valid = false;
 		pr_err("%s: error %d sending status command, %sing\n",
 		       req->rq_disk->disk_name, err, retry ? "retry" : "abort");