diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 79ba3a5bbf17..d97dff5fab62 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -1537,8 +1537,13 @@ void mmc_power_up(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr)
 	host->ios.timing = MMC_TIMING_LEGACY;
 	mmc_set_ios(host);
 
-	/* Set signal voltage to 3.3V */
-	__mmc_set_signal_voltage(host, MMC_SIGNAL_VOLTAGE_330);
+	/* Try to set signal voltage to 3.3V but fall back to 1.8v or 1.2v */
+	if (__mmc_set_signal_voltage(host, MMC_SIGNAL_VOLTAGE_330) == 0)
+		dev_dbg(mmc_dev(host), "Initial signal voltage of 3.3v\n");
+	else if (__mmc_set_signal_voltage(host, MMC_SIGNAL_VOLTAGE_180) == 0)
+		dev_dbg(mmc_dev(host), "Initial signal voltage of 1.8v\n");
+	else if (__mmc_set_signal_voltage(host, MMC_SIGNAL_VOLTAGE_120) == 0)
+		dev_dbg(mmc_dev(host), "Initial signal voltage of 1.2v\n");
 
 	/*
 	 * This delay should be sufficient to allow the power supply