diff --git a/drivers/mci/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mci/omap_hsmmc.c
index 62c79e115..014cb47e9 100644
--- a/drivers/mci/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mci/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ static int omap_mmc_probe(struct device_d *dev)
 	hsmmc->mci.set_ios = mmc_set_ios;
 	hsmmc->mci.init = mmc_init_setup;
 	hsmmc->mci.host_caps = MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA | MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED |
-		MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED;
+		MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_8_BIT_DATA;
 	hsmmc->mci.hw_dev = dev;
 
 	hsmmc->iobase = dev_request_mem_region(dev, 0);