diff --git a/drivers/mmc/gen_atmel_mci.c b/drivers/mmc/gen_atmel_mci.c
index 4968c5e491..9f06304548 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/gen_atmel_mci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/gen_atmel_mci.c
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ static void mci_set_mode(struct mmc *mmc, u32 hz, u32 blklen)
 		 | MMCI_BF(BLKLEN, blklen)
 		 | MMCI_BIT(RDPROOF)
 		 | MMCI_BIT(WRPROOF)), &mci->mr);
+	/*
+	 * On some new platforms BLKLEN in mci->mr is ignored.
+	 * Should use the BLKLEN in the block register.
+	 */
+	writel(MMCI_BF(BLKLEN, blklen), &mci->blkr);
 	initialized = 1;
 }
 
@@ -183,6 +188,12 @@ mci_send_cmd(struct mmc *mmc, struct mmc_cmd *cmd, struct mmc_data *data)
 	/* Figure out the transfer arguments */
 	cmdr = mci_encode_cmd(cmd, data, &error_flags);
 
+	/* For multi blocks read/write, set the block register */
+	if ((cmd->cmdidx == MMC_CMD_READ_MULTIPLE_BLOCK)
+			|| (cmd->cmdidx == MMC_CMD_WRITE_MULTIPLE_BLOCK))
+		writel(data->blocks | MMCI_BF(BLKLEN, mmc->read_bl_len),
+			&mci->blkr);
+
 	/* Send the command */
 	writel(cmd->cmdarg, &mci->argr);
 	writel(cmdr, &mci->cmdr);
diff --git a/include/atmel_mci.h b/include/atmel_mci.h
index 3dd5d67be9..c711881276 100644
--- a/include/atmel_mci.h
+++ b/include/atmel_mci.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ typedef struct atmel_mci {
 	u32	sdcr;	/* 0x0c */
 	u32	argr;	/* 0x10 */
 	u32	cmdr;	/* 0x14 */
-	u32	_18;	/* 0x18 */
+	u32	blkr;	/* 0x18 */
 	u32	_1c;	/* 0x1c */
 	u32	rspr;	/* 0x20 */
 	u32	rspr1;	/* 0x24 */
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ typedef struct atmel_mci {
 #define MMCI_TRTYP_OFFSET			19
 #define MMCI_TRTYP_SIZE				2
 
+/* Bitfields in BLKR */
+/* MMCI_BLKLEN_OFFSET/SIZE already defined in MR */
+#define MMCI_BCNT_OFFSET			0
+#define MMCI_BCNT_SIZE			16
+
 /* Bitfields in RSPRx */
 #define MMCI_RSP_OFFSET				0
 #define MMCI_RSP_SIZE				32