diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
index 19ac4c482f..bdd7894231 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
@@ -1380,6 +1380,18 @@ static int mmc_startup(struct mmc *mmc)
 			unsigned int extw = ext_csd_bits[idx];
 			unsigned int caps = ext_to_hostcaps[extw];
 
+			/*
+			 * If the bus width is still not changed,
+			 * don't try to set the default again.
+			 * Otherwise, recover from switch attempts
+			 * by switching to 1-bit bus width.
+			 */
+			if (extw == EXT_CSD_BUS_WIDTH_1 &&
+					mmc->bus_width == 1) {
+				err = 0;
+				break;
+			}
+
 			/*
 			 * Check to make sure the card and controller support
 			 * these capabilities