diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index dc17d4097f9a..0d7a9795a6da 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static int mmc_read_ext_csd(struct mmc_card *card, u8 *ext_csd)
 		 * RPMB regions are defined in multiples of 128K.
 		 */
 		card->ext_csd.raw_rpmb_size_mult = ext_csd[EXT_CSD_RPMB_MULT];
-		if (ext_csd[EXT_CSD_RPMB_MULT]) {
+		if (ext_csd[EXT_CSD_RPMB_MULT] && mmc_host_cmd23(card->host)) {
 			mmc_part_add(card, ext_csd[EXT_CSD_RPMB_MULT] << 17,
 				EXT_CSD_PART_CONFIG_ACC_RPMB,
 				"rpmb", 0, false,