diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 132378b89d76..faa0af10d334 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ mmc_start_request(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
 #endif
 
+	if (mrq->sbc) {
+		pr_debug("<%s: starting CMD%u arg %08x flags %08x>\n",
+			 mmc_hostname(host), mrq->sbc->opcode,
+			 mrq->sbc->arg, mrq->sbc->flags);
+	}
+
 	pr_debug("%s: starting CMD%u arg %08x flags %08x\n",
 		 mmc_hostname(host), mrq->cmd->opcode,
 		 mrq->cmd->arg, mrq->cmd->flags);