diff --git a/common/cmd_mmc.c b/common/cmd_mmc.c
index 4c19df727a..7dacd5114c 100644
--- a/common/cmd_mmc.c
+++ b/common/cmd_mmc.c
@@ -250,14 +250,13 @@ static int do_mmcops(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (strcmp(argv[1], "read") == 0)
+	state = MMC_INVALID;
+	if (argc == 5 && strcmp(argv[1], "read") == 0)
 		state = MMC_READ;
-	else if (strcmp(argv[1], "write") == 0)
+	else if (argc == 5 && strcmp(argv[1], "write") == 0)
 		state = MMC_WRITE;
-	else if (strcmp(argv[1], "erase") == 0)
+	else if (argc == 4 && strcmp(argv[1], "erase") == 0)
 		state = MMC_ERASE;
-	else
-		state = MMC_INVALID;
 
 	if (state != MMC_INVALID) {
 		struct mmc *mmc = find_mmc_device(curr_device);