diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-sunxi/clock_sun8i_a83t.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-sunxi/clock_sun8i_a83t.h
index 5e1346e..5dfcbf3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-sunxi/clock_sun8i_a83t.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-sunxi/clock_sun8i_a83t.h
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ struct sunxi_ccm_reg {
 #define CCM_MMC_CTRL_SCLK_DLY(x)	((x) << 20)
 #define CCM_MMC_CTRL_OSCM24		(0x0 << 24)
 #define CCM_MMC_CTRL_PLL6		(0x1 << 24)
+#define CCM_MMC_CTRL_MODE_SEL_NEW	(0x1 << 30)
 #define CCM_MMC_CTRL_ENABLE		(0x1 << 31)
 
 #define CCM_USB_CTRL_PHY0_RST (0x1 << 0)
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-sunxi/mmc.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-sunxi/mmc.h
index cb52e64..69f737f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-sunxi/mmc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-sunxi/mmc.h
@@ -35,16 +35,19 @@ struct sunxi_mmc {
 	u32 cbcr;		/* 0x48 CIU byte count */
 	u32 bbcr;		/* 0x4c BIU byte count */
 	u32 dbgc;		/* 0x50 debug enable */
-	u32 res0[11];
+	u32 res0;		/* 0x54 reserved */
+	u32 a12a;		/* 0x58 Auto command 12 argument */
+	u32 ntsr;		/* 0x5c	New timing set register */
+	u32 res1[8];
 	u32 dmac;		/* 0x80 internal DMA control */
 	u32 dlba;		/* 0x84 internal DMA descr list base address */
 	u32 idst;		/* 0x88 internal DMA status */
 	u32 idie;		/* 0x8c internal DMA interrupt enable */
 	u32 chda;		/* 0x90 */
 	u32 cbda;		/* 0x94 */
-	u32 res1[26];
+	u32 res2[26];
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUNXI_GEN_SUN6I
-	u32 res2[64];
+	u32 res3[64];
 #endif
 	u32 fifo;		/* 0x100 / 0x200 FIFO access address */
 };
@@ -116,6 +119,8 @@ struct sunxi_mmc {
 #define SUNXI_MMC_STATUS_CARD_DATA_BUSY		(0x1 << 9)
 #define SUNXI_MMC_STATUS_DATA_FSM_BUSY		(0x1 << 10)
 
+#define SUNXI_MMC_NTSR_MODE_SEL_NEW		(0x1 << 31)
+
 #define SUNXI_MMC_IDMAC_RESET		(0x1 << 0)
 #define SUNXI_MMC_IDMAC_FIXBURST	(0x1 << 1)
 #define SUNXI_MMC_IDMAC_ENABLE		(0x1 << 7)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/Kconfig b/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
index 56c352e..6de927b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
@@ -369,6 +369,10 @@ config MMC_SUNXI
 	  This selects support for the SD/MMC Host Controller on
 	  Allwinner sunxi SoCs.
 
+config MMC_SUNXI_HAS_NEW_MODE
+	bool
+	depends on MMC_SUNXI
+
 config GENERIC_ATMEL_MCI
 	bool "Atmel Multimedia Card Interface support"
 	depends on DM_MMC && BLK && ARCH_AT91
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/sunxi_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/sunxi_mmc.c
index 588574f..bc638ae 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/sunxi_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/sunxi_mmc.c
@@ -96,6 +96,18 @@ static int mmc_resource_init(int sdc_no)
 static int mmc_set_mod_clk(struct sunxi_mmc_priv *priv, unsigned int hz)
 {
 	unsigned int pll, pll_hz, div, n, oclk_dly, sclk_dly;
+	bool new_mode = false;
+	u32 val = 0;
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MMC_SUNXI_HAS_NEW_MODE) && (priv->mmc_no == 2))
+		new_mode = true;
+
+	/*
+	 * The MMC clock has an extra /2 post-divider when operating in the new
+	 * mode.
+	 */
+	if (new_mode)
+		hz = hz * 2;
 
 	if (hz <= 24000000) {
 		pll = CCM_MMC_CTRL_OSCM24;
@@ -152,9 +164,18 @@ static int mmc_set_mod_clk(struct sunxi_mmc_priv *priv, unsigned int hz)
 #endif
 	}
 
-	writel(CCM_MMC_CTRL_ENABLE | pll | CCM_MMC_CTRL_SCLK_DLY(sclk_dly) |
-	       CCM_MMC_CTRL_N(n) | CCM_MMC_CTRL_OCLK_DLY(oclk_dly) |
-	       CCM_MMC_CTRL_M(div), priv->mclkreg);
+	if (new_mode) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMC_SUNXI_HAS_NEW_MODE
+		val = CCM_MMC_CTRL_MODE_SEL_NEW;
+		writel(SUNXI_MMC_NTSR_MODE_SEL_NEW, &priv->reg->ntsr);
+#endif
+	} else {
+		val = CCM_MMC_CTRL_OCLK_DLY(oclk_dly) |
+			CCM_MMC_CTRL_SCLK_DLY(sclk_dly);
+	}
+
+	writel(CCM_MMC_CTRL_ENABLE| pll | CCM_MMC_CTRL_N(n) |
+	       CCM_MMC_CTRL_M(div) | val, priv->mclkreg);
 
 	debug("mmc %u set mod-clk req %u parent %u n %u m %u rate %u\n",
 	      priv->mmc_no, hz, pll_hz, 1u << n, div, pll_hz / (1u << n) / div);