diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 138a4f9bbedd..97e51309d7af 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "sd_ops.h"
 
 #define DEFAULT_CMD6_TIMEOUT_MS	500
+#define MIN_CACHE_EN_TIMEOUT_MS 1600
 
 static const unsigned int tran_exp[] = {
 	10000,		100000,		1000000,	10000000,
@@ -1726,13 +1727,18 @@ static int mmc_init_card(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr,
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If cache size is higher than 0, this indicates
-	 * the existence of cache and it can be turned on.
+	 * If cache size is higher than 0, this indicates the existence of cache
+	 * and it can be turned on. Note that some eMMCs from Micron has been
+	 * reported to need ~800 ms timeout, while enabling the cache after
+	 * sudden power failure tests. Let's extend the timeout to a minimum of
+	 * DEFAULT_CACHE_EN_TIMEOUT_MS and do it for all cards.
 	 */
 	if (card->ext_csd.cache_size > 0) {
+		unsigned int timeout_ms = MIN_CACHE_EN_TIMEOUT_MS;
+
+		timeout_ms = max(card->ext_csd.generic_cmd6_time, timeout_ms);
 		err = mmc_switch(card, EXT_CSD_CMD_SET_NORMAL,
-				EXT_CSD_CACHE_CTRL, 1,
-				card->ext_csd.generic_cmd6_time);
+				EXT_CSD_CACHE_CTRL, 1, timeout_ms);
 		if (err && err != -EBADMSG)
 			goto free_card;