diff --git a/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
index eea4701d8a..2f78da61be 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ int sdhci_set_clock(struct mmc *mmc, unsigned int clock)
 {
 	struct sdhci_host *host = mmc->priv;
 	unsigned int div, clk = 0, timeout;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* Wait max 20 ms */
 	timeout = 200;
@@ -386,8 +387,13 @@ int sdhci_set_clock(struct mmc *mmc, unsigned int clock)
 	if (clock == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (host->ops && host->ops->set_delay)
-		host->ops->set_delay(host);
+	if (host->ops && host->ops->set_delay) {
+		ret = host->ops->set_delay(host);
+		if (ret) {
+			printf("%s: Error while setting tap delay\n", __func__);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (SDHCI_GET_VERSION(host) >= SDHCI_SPEC_300) {
 		/*
diff --git a/include/sdhci.h b/include/sdhci.h
index 0ae9471ad7..44a0d84e5a 100644
--- a/include/sdhci.h
+++ b/include/sdhci.h
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ struct sdhci_ops {
 	int	(*set_ios_post)(struct sdhci_host *host);
 	void	(*set_clock)(struct sdhci_host *host, u32 div);
 	int (*platform_execute_tuning)(struct mmc *host, u8 opcode);
-	void (*set_delay)(struct sdhci_host *host);
+	int (*set_delay)(struct sdhci_host *host);
 	int	(*deferred_probe)(struct sdhci_host *host);
 };