diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 0520064dc33b..a3eb20bdcd97 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -134,9 +134,11 @@ void mmc_request_done(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 	int err = cmd->error;
 
 	/* Flag re-tuning needed on CRC errors */
-	if (err == -EILSEQ || (mrq->sbc && mrq->sbc->error == -EILSEQ) ||
+	if ((cmd->opcode != MMC_SEND_TUNING_BLOCK &&
+	    cmd->opcode != MMC_SEND_TUNING_BLOCK_HS200) &&
+	    (err == -EILSEQ || (mrq->sbc && mrq->sbc->error == -EILSEQ) ||
 	    (mrq->data && mrq->data->error == -EILSEQ) ||
-	    (mrq->stop && mrq->stop->error == -EILSEQ))
+	    (mrq->stop && mrq->stop->error == -EILSEQ)))
 		mmc_retune_needed(host);
 
 	if (err && cmd->retries && mmc_host_is_spi(host)) {