diff --git a/drivers/mci/mci-core.c b/drivers/mci/mci-core.c
index 282d2399f..ce6e590aa 100644
--- a/drivers/mci/mci-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mci/mci-core.c
@@ -1572,7 +1572,8 @@ static int mci_card_probe(struct mci *mci)
 	struct mci_host *host = mci->host;
 	int i, rc, disknum, ret;
 
-	if (host->card_present && !host->card_present(host)) {
+	if (host->card_present && !host->card_present(host) &&
+	    !host->non_removable) {
 		dev_err(&mci->dev, "no card inserted\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
@@ -1839,4 +1840,6 @@ void mci_of_parse(struct mci_host *host)
 			host->dsr_val = dsr_val;
 		}
 	}
+
+	host->non_removable = of_property_read_bool(np, "non-removable");
 }
diff --git a/include/mci.h b/include/mci.h
index f2c6fd1cb..c5ab5b3fc 100644
--- a/include/mci.h
+++ b/include/mci.h
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ struct mci_host {
 	unsigned max_req_size;
 	unsigned dsr_val;	/**< optional dsr value */
 	int use_dsr;		/**< optional dsr usage flag */
+	bool non_removable;	/**< device is non removable */
 	struct regulator *supply;
 
 	/** init the host interface */