diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/jz4740_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/jz4740_mmc.c
index 03757cc55f52..aa635b458d2c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/jz4740_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/jz4740_mmc.c
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ static int jz4740_mmc_set_clock_rate(struct jz4740_mmc_host *host, int rate)
 	int real_rate;
 
 	jz4740_mmc_clock_disable(host);
-	clk_set_rate(host->clk, JZ_MMC_CLK_RATE);
+	clk_set_rate(host->clk, host->mmc->f_max);
 
 	real_rate = clk_get_rate(host->clk);