diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index add9fdfd1d8f..fd9139947fa3 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -2928,7 +2928,7 @@ int sdhci_add_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	 * SDHCI_QUIRK2_BROKEN_64_BIT_DMA must be left to the drivers to
 	 * implement.
 	 */
-	if (sdhci_readl(host, SDHCI_CAPABILITIES) & SDHCI_CAN_64BIT)
+	if (caps[0] & SDHCI_CAN_64BIT)
 		host->flags |= SDHCI_USE_64_BIT_DMA;
 
 	if (host->flags & (SDHCI_USE_SDMA | SDHCI_USE_ADMA)) {