diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-msm.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-msm.c
index 5e6f6c951fd4..23dda8b2b7f0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-msm.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #define CORE_IO_PAD_PWR_SWITCH_EN	(1 << 15)
 #define CORE_IO_PAD_PWR_SWITCH  (1 << 16)
 #define CORE_HC_SELECT_IN_EN	BIT(18)
+#define CORE_HC_SELECT_IN_SDR50	(4 << 19)
 #define CORE_HC_SELECT_IN_HS400	(6 << 19)
 #define CORE_HC_SELECT_IN_MASK	(7 << 19)
 
@@ -1034,6 +1035,10 @@ static bool sdhci_msm_is_tuning_needed(struct sdhci_host *host)
 {
 	struct mmc_ios *ios = &host->mmc->ios;
 
+	if (ios->timing == MMC_TIMING_UHS_SDR50 &&
+	    host->flags & SDHCI_SDR50_NEEDS_TUNING)
+		return true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Tuning is required for SDR104, HS200 and HS400 cards and
 	 * if clock frequency is greater than 100MHz in these modes.
@@ -1102,6 +1107,8 @@ static int sdhci_msm_execute_tuning(struct mmc_host *mmc, u32 opcode)
 	struct mmc_ios ios = host->mmc->ios;
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
 	struct sdhci_msm_host *msm_host = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
+	const struct sdhci_msm_offset *msm_offset = msm_host->offset;
+	u32 config;
 
 	if (!sdhci_msm_is_tuning_needed(host)) {
 		msm_host->use_cdr = false;
@@ -1118,6 +1125,14 @@ static int sdhci_msm_execute_tuning(struct mmc_host *mmc, u32 opcode)
 	 */
 	msm_host->tuning_done = 0;
 
+	if (ios.timing == MMC_TIMING_UHS_SDR50 &&
+	    host->flags & SDHCI_SDR50_NEEDS_TUNING) {
+		config = readl_relaxed(host->ioaddr + msm_offset->core_vendor_spec);
+		config &= ~CORE_HC_SELECT_IN_MASK;
+		config |= CORE_HC_SELECT_IN_EN | CORE_HC_SELECT_IN_SDR50;
+		writel_relaxed(config, host->ioaddr + msm_offset->core_vendor_spec);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * For HS400 tuning in HS200 timing requires:
 	 * - select MCLK/2 in VENDOR_SPEC