diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index e7eef75a65ef..c23e252c037f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -1695,11 +1695,11 @@ static int dw_mci_data_complete(struct dw_mci *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 				data->error = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			} else if (host->dir_status ==
 					DW_MCI_RECV_STATUS) {
-				data->error = -EIO;
+				data->error = -EILSEQ;
 			}
 		} else {
 			/* SDMMC_INT_SBE is included */
-			data->error = -EIO;
+			data->error = -EILSEQ;
 		}
 
 		dev_dbg(host->dev, "data error, status 0x%08x\n", status);