diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index 9f8e487bfa97..a23af77de4ce 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -410,23 +410,11 @@ static void dw_mci_idmac_start_dma(struct dw_mci *host, unsigned int sg_len)
 static int dw_mci_idmac_init(struct dw_mci *host)
 {
 	struct idmac_desc *p;
-	int i, dma_support;
+	int i;
 
 	/* Number of descriptors in the ring buffer */
 	host->ring_size = PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct idmac_desc);
 
-	/* Check if Hardware Configuration Register has support for DMA */
-	dma_support = (mci_readl(host, HCON) >> 16) & 0x3;
-
-	if (!dma_support || dma_support > 2) {
-		dev_err(host->dev,
-			"Host Controller does not support IDMA Tx.\n");
-		host->dma_ops = NULL;
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	dev_info(host->dev, "Using internal DMA controller.\n");
-
 	/* Forward link the descriptor list */
 	for (i = 0, p = host->sg_cpu; i < host->ring_size - 1; i++, p++)
 		p->des3 = host->sg_dma + (sizeof(struct idmac_desc) * (i + 1));
@@ -1985,6 +1973,7 @@ static void dw_mci_init_dma(struct dw_mci *host)
 	/* Determine which DMA interface to use */
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMC_DW_IDMAC
 	host->dma_ops = &dw_mci_idmac_ops;
+	dev_info(&host->dev, "Using internal DMA controller.\n");
 #endif
 
 	if (!host->dma_ops)