diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
index 8c736ce4974357649d79050d68cede82c954da61..b69ce152a83b5e1ef6848af754b63d7707eca83c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
@@ -859,6 +859,9 @@ int mmc_init(struct mmc *mmc)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	mmc_set_bus_width(mmc, 1);
+	mmc_set_clock(mmc, 1);
+
 	/* Reset the Card */
 	err = mmc_go_idle(mmc);