diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c
index ab4324e6eb74..019f95e8e7c5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c
@@ -765,6 +765,9 @@ static int sunxi_mmc_clk_set_rate(struct sunxi_mmc_host *host,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (!ios->clock)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* 8 bit DDR requires a higher module clock */
 	if (ios->timing == MMC_TIMING_MMC_DDR52 &&
 	    ios->bus_width == MMC_BUS_WIDTH_8)
@@ -882,7 +885,7 @@ static void sunxi_mmc_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 	mmc_writel(host, REG_GCTRL, rval);
 
 	/* set up clock */
-	if (ios->clock && ios->power_mode) {
+	if (ios->power_mode) {
 		host->ferror = sunxi_mmc_clk_set_rate(host, ios);
 		/* Android code had a usleep_range(50000, 55000); here */
 	}