diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
index 5d20bfba3e49..e4d470704150 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ static unsigned int fmax = 515633;
  * @pwrreg_nopower: bits in MMCIPOWER don't controls ext. power supply
  * @explicit_mclk_control: enable explicit mclk control in driver.
  * @qcom_fifo: enables qcom specific fifo pio read logic.
+ * @reversed_irq_handling: handle data irq before cmd irq.
  */
 struct variant_data {
 	unsigned int		clkreg;
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ struct variant_data {
 	bool			pwrreg_nopower;
 	bool			explicit_mclk_control;
 	bool			qcom_fifo;
+	bool			reversed_irq_handling;
 };
 
 static struct variant_data variant_arm = {
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_arm = {
 	.datalength_bits	= 16,
 	.pwrreg_powerup		= MCI_PWR_UP,
 	.f_max			= 100000000,
+	.reversed_irq_handling	= true,
 };
 
 static struct variant_data variant_arm_extended_fifo = {
@@ -1236,8 +1239,13 @@ static irqreturn_t mmci_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 		dev_dbg(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "irq0 (data+cmd) %08x\n", status);
 
-		mmci_cmd_irq(host, host->cmd, status);
-		mmci_data_irq(host, host->data, status);
+		if (host->variant->reversed_irq_handling) {
+			mmci_data_irq(host, host->data, status);
+			mmci_cmd_irq(host, host->cmd, status);
+		} else {
+			mmci_cmd_irq(host, host->cmd, status);
+			mmci_data_irq(host, host->data, status);
+		}
 
 		/* Don't poll for busy completion in irq context. */
 		if (host->busy_status)