diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pci-core.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pci-core.c
index e5c6a4917682..97d4eebd6bf5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pci-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pci-core.c
@@ -386,8 +386,10 @@ static int byt_sd_probe_slot(struct sdhci_pci_slot *slot)
 	slot->cd_override_level = true;
 	if (slot->chip->pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_BXT_SD ||
 	    slot->chip->pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_BXTM_SD ||
-	    slot->chip->pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_APL_SD)
+	    slot->chip->pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_APL_SD) {
 		slot->host->mmc_host_ops.get_cd = bxt_get_cd;
+		slot->host->mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_AGGRESSIVE_PM;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }