diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index 7cfb768126cc..01d42601e8dc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static u32 esdhc_readl_le(struct sdhci_host *host, int reg)
 		if (boarddata && gpio_is_valid(boarddata->cd_gpio)
 				&& gpio_get_value(boarddata->cd_gpio))
 			/* no card, if a valid gpio says so... */
-			val &= SDHCI_CARD_PRESENT;
+			val &= ~SDHCI_CARD_PRESENT;
 		else
 			/* ... in all other cases assume card is present */
 			val |= SDHCI_CARD_PRESENT;