diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.c
index dc6e79c4484a..9a8611ab5dfa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.c
@@ -150,9 +150,13 @@ static int nop_mmc_set_power(struct device *dev, int power_on, int vdd)
 static inline void omap_hsmmc_mux(struct omap_hsmmc_platform_data
 				  *mmc_controller, int controller_nr)
 {
-	if (gpio_is_valid(mmc_controller->switch_pin) &&
-	    (mmc_controller->switch_pin < OMAP_MAX_GPIO_LINES))
-		omap_mux_init_gpio(mmc_controller->switch_pin,
+	if (gpio_is_valid(mmc_controller->gpio_cd) &&
+	    (mmc_controller->gpio_cd < OMAP_MAX_GPIO_LINES))
+		omap_mux_init_gpio(mmc_controller->gpio_cd,
+				   OMAP_PIN_INPUT_PULLUP);
+	if (gpio_is_valid(mmc_controller->gpio_cod) &&
+	    (mmc_controller->gpio_cod < OMAP_MAX_GPIO_LINES))
+		omap_mux_init_gpio(mmc_controller->gpio_cod,
 				   OMAP_PIN_INPUT_PULLUP);
 	if (gpio_is_valid(mmc_controller->gpio_wp) &&
 	    (mmc_controller->gpio_wp < OMAP_MAX_GPIO_LINES))
@@ -250,15 +254,20 @@ static int __init omap_hsmmc_pdata_init(struct omap2_hsmmc_info *c,
 	mmc->internal_clock = !c->ext_clock;
 	mmc->reg_offset = 0;
 
-	mmc->switch_pin = c->gpio_cd;
+	if (c->cover_only) {
+		/* detect if mobile phone cover removed */
+		mmc->gpio_cd = -EINVAL;
+		mmc->gpio_cod = c->gpio_cd;
+	} else {
+		/* card detect pin on the mmc socket itself */
+		mmc->gpio_cd = c->gpio_cd;
+		mmc->gpio_cod = -EINVAL;
+	}
 	mmc->gpio_wp = c->gpio_wp;
 
 	mmc->remux = c->remux;
 	mmc->init_card = c->init_card;
 
-	if (c->cover_only)
-		mmc->cover = 1;
-
 	if (c->nonremovable)
 		mmc->nonremovable = 1;
 
@@ -358,7 +367,15 @@ void omap_hsmmc_late_init(struct omap2_hsmmc_info *c)
 		if (!mmc_pdata)
 			continue;
 
-		mmc_pdata->switch_pin = c->gpio_cd;
+		if (c->cover_only) {
+			/* detect if mobile phone cover removed */
+			mmc_pdata->gpio_cd = -EINVAL;
+			mmc_pdata->gpio_cod = c->gpio_cd;
+		} else {
+			/* card detect pin on the mmc socket itself */
+			mmc_pdata->gpio_cd = c->gpio_cd;
+			mmc_pdata->gpio_cod = -EINVAL;
+		}
 		mmc_pdata->gpio_wp = c->gpio_wp;
 
 		res = omap_device_register(pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
index 833143f81451..08d537797b13 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -427,15 +427,15 @@ static int omap_hsmmc_gpio_init(struct mmc_host *mmc,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (pdata->cover && gpio_is_valid(pdata->switch_pin)) {
-		ret = mmc_gpio_request_cd(mmc, pdata->switch_pin, 0);
+	if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->gpio_cod)) {
+		ret = mmc_gpio_request_cd(mmc, pdata->gpio_cod, 0);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
 		host->get_cover_state = omap_hsmmc_get_cover_state;
 		mmc_gpio_set_cd_isr(mmc, omap_hsmmc_cover_irq);
-	} else if (!pdata->cover && gpio_is_valid(pdata->switch_pin)) {
-		ret = mmc_gpio_request_cd(mmc, pdata->switch_pin, 0);
+	} else if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->gpio_cd)) {
+		ret = mmc_gpio_request_cd(mmc, pdata->gpio_cd, 0);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -1920,7 +1920,8 @@ static struct omap_hsmmc_platform_data *of_get_hsmmc_pdata(struct device *dev)
 	if (of_find_property(np, "ti,dual-volt", NULL))
 		pdata->controller_flags |= OMAP_HSMMC_SUPPORTS_DUAL_VOLT;
 
-	pdata->switch_pin = -EINVAL;
+	pdata->gpio_cd = -EINVAL;
+	pdata->gpio_cod = -EINVAL;
 	pdata->gpio_wp = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (of_find_property(np, "ti,non-removable", NULL)) {
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/hsmmc-omap.h b/include/linux/platform_data/hsmmc-omap.h
index 67bbcf0785f6..8e981be2e2c2 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/hsmmc-omap.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/hsmmc-omap.h
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ struct omap_hsmmc_platform_data {
 	u32 caps;	/* Used for the MMC driver on 2430 and later */
 	u32 pm_caps;	/* PM capabilities of the mmc */
 
-	/* switch pin can be for card detect (default) or card cover */
-	unsigned cover:1;
-
 	/* use the internal clock */
 	unsigned internal_clock:1;
 
@@ -73,7 +70,8 @@ struct omap_hsmmc_platform_data {
 #define HSMMC_HAS_HSPE_SUPPORT	(1 << 2)
 	unsigned features;
 
-	int switch_pin;			/* gpio (card detect) */
+	int gpio_cd;			/* gpio (card detect) */
+	int gpio_cod;			/* gpio (cover detect) */
 	int gpio_wp;			/* gpio (write protect) */
 
 	int (*set_power)(struct device *dev, int power_on, int vdd);