diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index cd6dab34ba54..3a72fe2cf1cf 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ static void sdhci_disable_card_detection(struct sdhci_host *host)
 static void sdhci_reset(struct sdhci_host *host, u8 mask)
 {
 	unsigned long timeout;
+	u32 uninitialized_var(ier);
 
 	if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_NO_CARD_NO_RESET) {
 		if (!(sdhci_readl(host, SDHCI_PRESENT_STATE) &
@@ -141,6 +142,9 @@ static void sdhci_reset(struct sdhci_host *host, u8 mask)
 			return;
 	}
 
+	if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_RESTORE_IRQS_AFTER_RESET)
+		ier = sdhci_readl(host, SDHCI_INT_ENABLE);
+
 	sdhci_writeb(host, mask, SDHCI_SOFTWARE_RESET);
 
 	if (mask & SDHCI_RESET_ALL)
@@ -160,6 +164,9 @@ static void sdhci_reset(struct sdhci_host *host, u8 mask)
 		timeout--;
 		mdelay(1);
 	}
+
+	if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_RESTORE_IRQS_AFTER_RESET)
+		sdhci_clear_set_irqs(host, SDHCI_INT_ALL_MASK, ier);
 }
 
 static void sdhci_init(struct sdhci_host *host)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
index c5ce9ee1a1bc..2962102b6953 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ struct sdhci_host {
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_NONSTANDARD_CLOCK			(1<<17)
 /* Controller does not like fast PIO transfers */
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_PIO_NEEDS_DELAY			(1<<18)
+/* Controller losing signal/interrupt enable states after reset */
+#define SDHCI_QUIRK_RESTORE_IRQS_AFTER_RESET		(1<<19)
 
 	int			irq;		/* Device IRQ */
 	void __iomem *		ioaddr;		/* Mapped address */