diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c
index 71c0ce1f6db0..6414efeddca0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct sdhci_host *sdhci_pltfm_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 {
 	struct sdhci_host *host;
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host;
+	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	struct resource *iomem;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ struct sdhci_host *sdhci_pltfm_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Invalid iomem size!\n");
 
 	/* Some PCI-based MFD need the parent here */
-	if (pdev->dev.parent != &platform_bus)
+	if (pdev->dev.parent != &platform_bus && !np)
 		host = sdhci_alloc_host(pdev->dev.parent, sizeof(*pltfm_host));
 	else
 		host = sdhci_alloc_host(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*pltfm_host));