diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index 98f46704baa6..eb1310ca021e 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -391,6 +391,14 @@ static unsigned int esdhc_pltfm_get_min_clock(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	return clk_get_rate(pltfm_host->clk) / 256 / 16;
 }
 
+static inline void esdhc_pltfm_set_clock(struct sdhci_host *host,
+					 unsigned int clock)
+{
+	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
+
+	esdhc_set_clock(host, clock, clk_get_rate(pltfm_host->clk));
+}
+
 static unsigned int esdhc_pltfm_get_ro(struct sdhci_host *host)
 {
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
@@ -438,7 +446,7 @@ static const struct sdhci_ops sdhci_esdhc_ops = {
 	.write_l = esdhc_writel_le,
 	.write_w = esdhc_writew_le,
 	.write_b = esdhc_writeb_le,
-	.set_clock = esdhc_set_clock,
+	.set_clock = esdhc_pltfm_set_clock,
 	.get_max_clock = sdhci_pltfm_clk_get_max_clock,
 	.get_min_clock = esdhc_pltfm_get_min_clock,
 	.get_ro = esdhc_pltfm_get_ro,
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc.h b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc.h
index d25f9ab9a54d..6f16406c37cd 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 
 #define ESDHC_HOST_CONTROL_RES	0x05
 
-static inline void esdhc_set_clock(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned int clock)
+static inline void esdhc_set_clock(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned int clock,
+				   unsigned int host_clock)
 {
 	int pre_div = 2;
 	int div = 1;
@@ -56,14 +57,14 @@ static inline void esdhc_set_clock(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned int clock)
 		| ESDHC_CLOCK_MASK);
 	sdhci_writel(host, temp, ESDHC_SYSTEM_CONTROL);
 
-	while (host->max_clk / pre_div / 16 > clock && pre_div < 256)
+	while (host_clock / pre_div / 16 > clock && pre_div < 256)
 		pre_div *= 2;
 
-	while (host->max_clk / pre_div / div > clock && div < 16)
+	while (host_clock / pre_div / div > clock && div < 16)
 		div++;
 
 	dev_dbg(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "desired SD clock: %d, actual: %d\n",
-		clock, host->max_clk / pre_div / div);
+		clock, host_clock / pre_div / div);
 
 	pre_div >>= 1;
 	div--;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c
index 37e668f5b992..2b7369729f91 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static void esdhc_of_set_clock(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned int clock)
 	}
 
 	/* Set the clock */
-	esdhc_set_clock(host, clock);
+	esdhc_set_clock(host, clock, host->max_clk);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM