diff --git a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
index 2838795feb..d2355be6b0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ uint esdhc_xfertyp(struct mmc_cmd *cmd, struct mmc_data *data)
 	else if (cmd->resp_type & MMC_RSP_PRESENT)
 		xfertyp |= XFERTYP_RSPTYP_48;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MX53
+	if (cmd->cmdidx == MMC_CMD_STOP_TRANSMISSION)
+		xfertyp |= XFERTYP_CMDTYP_ABORT;
+#endif
 	return XFERTYP_CMD(cmd->cmdidx) | xfertyp;
 }