diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
index 1b99ae3bbd0f..0e8b65d6a74a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_arm = {
 	.fifosize		= 16 * 4,
 	.fifohalfsize		= 8 * 4,
 	.datalength_bits	= 16,
+	.datactrl_blocksz	= 11,
 	.pwrreg_powerup		= MCI_PWR_UP,
 	.f_max			= 100000000,
 	.reversed_irq_handling	= true,
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_arm_extended_fifo = {
 	.fifosize		= 128 * 4,
 	.fifohalfsize		= 64 * 4,
 	.datalength_bits	= 16,
+	.datactrl_blocksz	= 11,
 	.pwrreg_powerup		= MCI_PWR_UP,
 	.f_max			= 100000000,
 	.mmcimask1		= true,
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_arm_extended_fifo_hwfc = {
 	.fifohalfsize		= 64 * 4,
 	.clkreg_enable		= MCI_ARM_HWFCEN,
 	.datalength_bits	= 16,
+	.datactrl_blocksz	= 11,
 	.pwrreg_powerup		= MCI_PWR_UP,
 	.f_max			= 100000000,
 	.mmcimask1		= true,
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_u300 = {
 	.clkreg_enable		= MCI_ST_U300_HWFCEN,
 	.clkreg_8bit_bus_enable = MCI_ST_8BIT_BUS,
 	.datalength_bits	= 16,
+	.datactrl_blocksz	= 11,
 	.datactrl_mask_sdio	= MCI_DPSM_ST_SDIOEN,
 	.st_sdio			= true,
 	.pwrreg_powerup		= MCI_PWR_ON,
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_nomadik = {
 	.clkreg			= MCI_CLK_ENABLE,
 	.clkreg_8bit_bus_enable = MCI_ST_8BIT_BUS,
 	.datalength_bits	= 24,
+	.datactrl_blocksz	= 11,
 	.datactrl_mask_sdio	= MCI_DPSM_ST_SDIOEN,
 	.st_sdio		= true,
 	.st_clkdiv		= true,
@@ -138,6 +143,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_ux500 = {
 	.clkreg_8bit_bus_enable = MCI_ST_8BIT_BUS,
 	.clkreg_neg_edge_enable	= MCI_ST_UX500_NEG_EDGE,
 	.datalength_bits	= 24,
+	.datactrl_blocksz	= 11,
 	.datactrl_mask_sdio	= MCI_DPSM_ST_SDIOEN,
 	.st_sdio		= true,
 	.st_clkdiv		= true,
@@ -165,6 +171,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_ux500v2 = {
 	.clkreg_neg_edge_enable	= MCI_ST_UX500_NEG_EDGE,
 	.datactrl_mask_ddrmode	= MCI_DPSM_ST_DDRMODE,
 	.datalength_bits	= 24,
+	.datactrl_blocksz	= 11,
 	.datactrl_mask_sdio	= MCI_DPSM_ST_SDIOEN,
 	.st_sdio		= true,
 	.st_clkdiv		= true,
@@ -192,6 +199,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_stm32 = {
 	.clkreg_8bit_bus_enable = MCI_ST_8BIT_BUS,
 	.clkreg_neg_edge_enable	= MCI_ST_UX500_NEG_EDGE,
 	.datalength_bits	= 24,
+	.datactrl_blocksz	= 11,
 	.datactrl_mask_sdio	= MCI_DPSM_ST_SDIOEN,
 	.st_sdio		= true,
 	.st_clkdiv		= true,
@@ -213,6 +221,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_qcom = {
 	.data_cmd_enable	= MCI_CPSM_QCOM_DATCMD,
 	.blksz_datactrl4	= true,
 	.datalength_bits	= 24,
+	.datactrl_blocksz	= 11,
 	.pwrreg_powerup		= MCI_PWR_UP,
 	.f_max			= 208000000,
 	.explicit_mclk_control	= true,
@@ -1861,13 +1870,13 @@ static int mmci_probe(struct amba_device *dev,
 	/*
 	 * Block size can be up to 2048 bytes, but must be a power of two.
 	 */
-	mmc->max_blk_size = 1 << 11;
+	mmc->max_blk_size = 1 << variant->datactrl_blocksz;
 
 	/*
 	 * Limit the number of blocks transferred so that we don't overflow
 	 * the maximum request size.
 	 */
-	mmc->max_blk_count = mmc->max_req_size >> 11;
+	mmc->max_blk_count = mmc->max_req_size >> variant->datactrl_blocksz;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&host->lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h
index dbb5ad47c16a..d5979e82db49 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ struct mmci_host;
  * @blksz_datactrl4: true if Block size is at b4..b16 position in datactrl
  *		     register
  * @datactrl_mask_sdio: SDIO enable mask in datactrl register
+ * @datactrl_blksz: block size in power of two
  * @pwrreg_powerup: power up value for MMCIPOWER register
  * @f_max: maximum clk frequency supported by the controller.
  * @signal_direction: input/out direction of bus signals can be indicated
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ struct variant_data {
 	unsigned int		data_cmd_enable;
 	unsigned int		datactrl_mask_ddrmode;
 	unsigned int		datactrl_mask_sdio;
+	unsigned int		datactrl_blocksz;
 	u8			st_sdio:1;
 	u8			st_clkdiv:1;
 	u8			blksz_datactrl16:1;