diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-brcmstb.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-brcmstb.c
index 8eb57de48e0c..f8dff8537920 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-brcmstb.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-brcmstb.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 struct sdhci_brcmstb_priv {
 	void __iomem *cfg_regs;
 	unsigned int flags;
+	struct clk *base_clk;
+	u32 base_freq_hz;
 };
 
 struct brcmstb_match_priv {
@@ -250,9 +252,11 @@ static int sdhci_brcmstb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host;
 	const struct of_device_id *match;
 	struct sdhci_brcmstb_priv *priv;
+	u32 actual_clock_mhz;
 	struct sdhci_host *host;
 	struct resource *iomem;
 	struct clk *clk;
+	struct clk *base_clk;
 	int res;
 
 	match = of_match_node(sdhci_brcm_of_match, pdev->dev.of_node);
@@ -330,6 +334,35 @@ static int sdhci_brcmstb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (match_priv->flags & BRCMSTB_MATCH_FLAGS_BROKEN_TIMEOUT)
 		host->quirks |= SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_TIMEOUT_VAL;
 
+	/* Change the base clock frequency if the DT property exists */
+	if (device_property_read_u32(&pdev->dev, "clock-frequency",
+				     &priv->base_freq_hz) != 0)
+		goto add_host;
+
+	base_clk = devm_clk_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "sdio_freq");
+	if (IS_ERR(base_clk)) {
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Clock for \"sdio_freq\" not found\n");
+		goto add_host;
+	}
+
+	res = clk_prepare_enable(base_clk);
+	if (res)
+		goto err;
+
+	/* set improved clock rate */
+	clk_set_rate(base_clk, priv->base_freq_hz);
+	actual_clock_mhz = clk_get_rate(base_clk) / 1000000;
+
+	host->caps &= ~SDHCI_CLOCK_V3_BASE_MASK;
+	host->caps |= (actual_clock_mhz << SDHCI_CLOCK_BASE_SHIFT);
+	/* Disable presets because they are now incorrect */
+	host->quirks2 |= SDHCI_QUIRK2_PRESET_VALUE_BROKEN;
+
+	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "Base Clock Frequency changed to %dMHz\n",
+		actual_clock_mhz);
+	priv->base_clk = base_clk;
+
+add_host:
 	res = sdhci_brcmstb_add_host(host, priv);
 	if (res)
 		goto err;
@@ -340,6 +373,7 @@ static int sdhci_brcmstb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 err:
 	sdhci_pltfm_free(pdev);
 err_clk:
+	clk_disable_unprepare(base_clk);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(clk);
 	return res;
 }
@@ -351,11 +385,44 @@ static void sdhci_brcmstb_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, sdhci_brcm_of_match);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+static int sdhci_brcmstb_suspend(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct sdhci_host *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
+	struct sdhci_brcmstb_priv *priv = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
+
+	clk_disable_unprepare(priv->base_clk);
+	return sdhci_pltfm_suspend(dev);
+}
+
+static int sdhci_brcmstb_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct sdhci_host *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
+	struct sdhci_brcmstb_priv *priv = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = sdhci_pltfm_resume(dev);
+	if (!ret && priv->base_freq_hz) {
+		ret = clk_prepare_enable(priv->base_clk);
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = clk_set_rate(priv->base_clk, priv->base_freq_hz);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif
+
+static const struct dev_pm_ops sdhci_brcmstb_pmops = {
+	SET_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(sdhci_brcmstb_suspend, sdhci_brcmstb_resume)
+};
+
 static struct platform_driver sdhci_brcmstb_driver = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "sdhci-brcmstb",
 		.probe_type = PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS,
-		.pm	= &sdhci_pltfm_pmops,
+		.pm	= &sdhci_brcmstb_pmops,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(sdhci_brcm_of_match),
 	},
 	.probe		= sdhci_brcmstb_probe,