diff --git a/drivers/mmc/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/dw_mmc.c
index f8347f0c52..6d7cfdfd45 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/dw_mmc.c
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ static int dwmci_init(struct mmc *mmc)
 {
 	struct dwmci_host *host = mmc->priv;
 	uint32_t use_dma;
+	uint32_t verid;
 
 	if (host->board_init)
 		host->board_init(host);
@@ -595,6 +596,10 @@ static int dwmci_init(struct mmc *mmc)
 	dwmci_writel(host, DWMCI_PWREN, 1);
 #endif
 
+	verid = dwmci_readl(host, DWMCI_VERID) & 0x0000ffff;
+	if (verid >= DW_MMC_240A)
+		dwmci_writel(host, DWMCI_CARDTHRCTL, DWMCI_CDTHRCTRL_CONFIG);
+
 	if (!dwmci_wait_reset(host, DWMCI_RESET_ALL)) {
 		debug("%s[%d] Fail-reset!!\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 		return -EIO;
diff --git a/include/dwmmc.h b/include/dwmmc.h
index 9e5966d320..ddae2ec639 100644
--- a/include/dwmmc.h
+++ b/include/dwmmc.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #define DWMCI_IDINTEN		0x090
 #define DWMCI_DSCADDR		0x094
 #define DWMCI_BUFADDR		0x098
+#define DWMCI_CARDTHRCTL	0x100
 #define DWMCI_DATA		0x200
 
 /* Interrupt Mask register */
@@ -141,6 +142,12 @@
  */
 #define DWMCI_MSIZE    0x6
 
+/* The DW MMC Controller Version */
+#define DW_MMC_240A		0x240a
+
+/* sdmmc cardthrctl set */
+#define DWMCI_CDTHRCTRL_CONFIG (1 + (0x200 << 16))
+
 /**
  * struct dwmci_host - Information about a designware MMC host
  *