diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index 546ed02c4fcf..587ee0edeb57 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -888,6 +888,16 @@ static unsigned int esdhc_get_max_timeout_count(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	return esdhc_is_usdhc(imx_data) ? 1 << 28 : 1 << 27;
 }
 
+static void esdhc_set_timeout(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
+{
+	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
+	struct pltfm_imx_data *imx_data = pltfm_host->priv;
+
+	/* use maximum timeout counter */
+	sdhci_writeb(host, esdhc_is_usdhc(imx_data) ? 0xF : 0xE,
+			SDHCI_TIMEOUT_CONTROL);
+}
+
 static struct sdhci_ops sdhci_esdhc_ops = {
 	.read_l = esdhc_readl_le,
 	.read_w = esdhc_readw_le,
@@ -899,6 +909,7 @@ static struct sdhci_ops sdhci_esdhc_ops = {
 	.get_min_clock = esdhc_pltfm_get_min_clock,
 	.get_max_timeout_count = esdhc_get_max_timeout_count,
 	.get_ro = esdhc_pltfm_get_ro,
+	.set_timeout = esdhc_set_timeout,
 	.set_bus_width = esdhc_pltfm_set_bus_width,
 	.set_uhs_signaling = esdhc_set_uhs_signaling,
 	.reset = esdhc_reset,