diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index 7c7cbb763deb..a7620ff56e8e 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ static u32 dw_mci_prep_stop_abort(struct dw_mci *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
 	cmdr = stop->opcode | SDMMC_CMD_STOP |
 		SDMMC_CMD_RESP_CRC | SDMMC_CMD_RESP_EXP;
 
+	if (!test_bit(DW_MMC_CARD_NO_USE_HOLD, &host->cur_slot->flags))
+		cmdr |= SDMMC_CMD_USE_HOLD_REG;
+
 	return cmdr;
 }