diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
index bd49f34d7654..c28c51ad650f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ struct mmc_omap_slot {
 	unsigned int		vdd;
 	u16			saved_con;
 	u16			bus_mode;
+	u16			power_mode;
 	unsigned int		fclk_freq;
 
 	struct tasklet_struct	cover_tasklet;
@@ -1157,7 +1158,7 @@ static void mmc_omap_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 	struct mmc_omap_slot *slot = mmc_priv(mmc);
 	struct mmc_omap_host *host = slot->host;
 	int i, dsor;
-	int clk_enabled;
+	int clk_enabled, init_stream;
 
 	mmc_omap_select_slot(slot, 0);
 
@@ -1167,6 +1168,7 @@ static void mmc_omap_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 		slot->vdd = ios->vdd;
 
 	clk_enabled = 0;
+	init_stream = 0;
 	switch (ios->power_mode) {
 	case MMC_POWER_OFF:
 		mmc_omap_set_power(slot, 0, ios->vdd);
@@ -1174,13 +1176,17 @@ static void mmc_omap_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 	case MMC_POWER_UP:
 		/* Cannot touch dsor yet, just power up MMC */
 		mmc_omap_set_power(slot, 1, ios->vdd);
+		slot->power_mode = ios->power_mode;
 		goto exit;
 	case MMC_POWER_ON:
 		mmc_omap_fclk_enable(host, 1);
 		clk_enabled = 1;
 		dsor |= 1 << 11;
+		if (slot->power_mode != MMC_POWER_ON)
+			init_stream = 1;
 		break;
 	}
+	slot->power_mode = ios->power_mode;
 
 	if (slot->bus_mode != ios->bus_mode) {
 		if (slot->pdata->set_bus_mode != NULL)
@@ -1196,7 +1202,7 @@ static void mmc_omap_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 		OMAP_MMC_WRITE(host, CON, dsor);
 	slot->saved_con = dsor;
-	if (ios->power_mode == MMC_POWER_ON) {
+	if (init_stream) {
 		/* worst case at 400kHz, 80 cycles makes 200 microsecs */
 		int usecs = 250;
 
@@ -1234,6 +1240,7 @@ static int mmc_omap_new_slot(struct mmc_omap_host *host, int id)
 	slot->host = host;
 	slot->mmc = mmc;
 	slot->id = id;
+	slot->power_mode = MMC_POWER_UNDEFINED;
 	slot->pdata = &host->pdata->slots[id];
 
 	host->slots[id] = slot;