diff --git a/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
index d31793a..1e5e8a6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ static int sdhci_set_ios(struct mmc *mmc)
 	else
 		ctrl &= ~SDHCI_CTRL_HISPD;
 
-	if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_NO_HISPD_BIT)
+	if ((host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_NO_HISPD_BIT) ||
+	    (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_HISPD_MODE))
 		ctrl &= ~SDHCI_CTRL_HISPD;
 
 	sdhci_writeb(host, ctrl, SDHCI_HOST_CONTROL);
@@ -602,6 +603,11 @@ int sdhci_setup_cfg(struct mmc_config *cfg, struct sdhci_host *host,
 			cfg->host_caps &= ~MMC_MODE_8BIT;
 	}
 
+	if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_HISPD_MODE) {
+		cfg->host_caps &= ~MMC_MODE_HS;
+		cfg->host_caps &= ~MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz;
+	}
+
 	if (host->host_caps)
 		cfg->host_caps |= host->host_caps;
 
diff --git a/include/sdhci.h b/include/sdhci.h
index 7e84012..ed35f04 100644
--- a/include/sdhci.h
+++ b/include/sdhci.h
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_R1B		(1 << 2)
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_NO_HISPD_BIT	(1 << 3)
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_VOLTAGE	(1 << 4)
+/*
+ * SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_HISPD_MODE
+ * the hardware cannot operate correctly in high-speed mode,
+ * this quirk forces the sdhci host-controller to non high-speed mode
+ */
+#define SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_HISPD_MODE	BIT(5)
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_WAIT_SEND_CMD	(1 << 6)
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_USE_WIDE8		(1 << 8)