diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/omap_hsmmc.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/omap_hsmmc.h
index 2055cccbd..19942df58 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/omap_hsmmc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/omap_hsmmc.h
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
 /** omapmmc platform data structure */
 struct omap_hsmmc_platform_data {
 	unsigned f_max;         /* host interface upper limit */
+	char *devname;		/* The mci device name, optional */
 };
 #endif /* __ASM_OMAP_HSMMC_H */
diff --git a/drivers/mci/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mci/omap_hsmmc.c
index bb976e19f..a2cd3fec5 100644
--- a/drivers/mci/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mci/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -611,10 +611,16 @@ static int omap_mmc_probe(struct device_d *dev)
 	hsmmc->mci.f_min = 400000;
 
 	pdata = (struct omap_hsmmc_platform_data *)dev->platform_data;
-	if (pdata && pdata->f_max)
-		hsmmc->mci.f_max = pdata->f_max;
-	else
-		hsmmc->mci.f_max = 52000000;
+	if (pdata) {
+		if (pdata->f_max)
+			hsmmc->mci.f_max = pdata->f_max;
+		else
+			hsmmc->mci.f_max = 52000000;
+
+		if (pdata->devname)
+			hsmmc->mci.devname = pdata->devname;
+	}
+
 
 	dev->priv = hsmmc;
 	dev->detect = omap_mmc_detect,