diff --git a/drivers/mmc/omap.c b/drivers/mmc/omap.c
index d46fd02ba0dc..4e46750e8d0a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/omap.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/omap.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ static int __init mmc_omap_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mmc->f_min = 400000;
 	mmc->f_max = 24000000;
 	mmc->ocr_avail = MMC_VDD_32_33|MMC_VDD_33_34;
-	mmc->caps = MMC_CAP_BYTEBLOCK;
+	mmc->caps = MMC_CAP_MULTIWRITE | MMC_CAP_BYTEBLOCK;
 
 	if (minfo->wire4)
 		 mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA;