diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-pci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-pci.c
index 7d148d68e494..f70546a3a7cc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-pci.c
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ static int dw_mci_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	host->regs = pcim_iomap_table(pdev)[PCI_BAR_NO];
 
+	pci_set_master(pdev);
+
 	ret = dw_mci_probe(host);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;