diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of.c
index 3439fc118904..56041dc74ce1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of.c
@@ -172,19 +172,13 @@ static unsigned int esdhc_get_min_clock(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	return of_host->clock / 256 / 16;
 }
 
-static unsigned int esdhc_get_timeout_clock(struct sdhci_host *host)
-{
-	struct sdhci_of_host *of_host = sdhci_priv(host);
-
-	return of_host->clock / 1000;
-}
-
 static struct sdhci_of_data sdhci_esdhc = {
 	.quirks = SDHCI_QUIRK_FORCE_BLK_SZ_2048 |
 		  SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_CARD_DETECTION |
 		  SDHCI_QUIRK_INVERTED_WRITE_PROTECT |
 		  SDHCI_QUIRK_NO_BUSY_IRQ |
 		  SDHCI_QUIRK_NONSTANDARD_CLOCK |
+		  SDHCI_QUIRK_DATA_TIMEOUT_USES_SDCLK |
 		  SDHCI_QUIRK_PIO_NEEDS_DELAY |
 		  SDHCI_QUIRK_RESTORE_IRQS_AFTER_RESET |
 		  SDHCI_QUIRK_NO_CARD_NO_RESET,
@@ -199,7 +193,6 @@ static struct sdhci_of_data sdhci_esdhc = {
 		.enable_dma = esdhc_enable_dma,
 		.get_max_clock = esdhc_get_max_clock,
 		.get_min_clock = esdhc_get_min_clock,
-		.get_timeout_clock = esdhc_get_timeout_clock,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 7f7f45b4b07b..38a78743fc51 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -591,6 +591,9 @@ static u8 sdhci_calc_timeout(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 	target_timeout = data->timeout_ns / 1000 +
 		data->timeout_clks / host->clock;
 
+	if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_DATA_TIMEOUT_USES_SDCLK)
+		host->timeout_clk = host->clock / 1000;
+
 	/*
 	 * Figure out needed cycles.
 	 * We do this in steps in order to fit inside a 32 bit int.
@@ -1757,13 +1760,15 @@ int sdhci_add_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	host->timeout_clk =
 		(caps & SDHCI_TIMEOUT_CLK_MASK) >> SDHCI_TIMEOUT_CLK_SHIFT;
 	if (host->timeout_clk == 0) {
-		if (!host->ops->get_timeout_clock) {
+		if (host->ops->get_timeout_clock) {
+			host->timeout_clk = host->ops->get_timeout_clock(host);
+		} else if (!(host->quirks &
+				SDHCI_QUIRK_DATA_TIMEOUT_USES_SDCLK)) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR
 			       "%s: Hardware doesn't specify timeout clock "
 			       "frequency.\n", mmc_hostname(mmc));
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
-		host->timeout_clk = host->ops->get_timeout_clock(host);
 	}
 	if (caps & SDHCI_TIMEOUT_CLK_UNIT)
 		host->timeout_clk *= 1000;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
index c77e9ff30223..afda7f126e0d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ struct sdhci_host {
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_FORCE_1_BIT_DATA			(1<<22)
 /* Controller needs 10ms delay between applying power and clock */
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_DELAY_AFTER_POWER			(1<<23)
+/* Controller uses SDCLK instead of TMCLK for data timeouts */
+#define SDHCI_QUIRK_DATA_TIMEOUT_USES_SDCLK		(1<<24)
 
 	int			irq;		/* Device IRQ */
 	void __iomem *		ioaddr;		/* Mapped address */