diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
index 2ed2b4d5e5a5..0fd91f749b3a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ static int mmc_validate_host_caps(struct mmc_host *host)
 	}
 
 	if (caps2 & (MMC_CAP2_HS400_ES | MMC_CAP2_HS400) &&
-	    !(caps & MMC_CAP_8_BIT_DATA)) {
+	    !(caps & MMC_CAP_8_BIT_DATA) && !(caps2 & MMC_CAP2_NO_MMC)) {
 		dev_warn(dev, "drop HS400 support since no 8-bit bus\n");
 		host->caps2 = caps2 & ~MMC_CAP2_HS400_ES & ~MMC_CAP2_HS400;
 	}