diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci_am654.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci_am654.c
index 987626ffdb6f..3ac3f9d840ff 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci_am654.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci_am654.c
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ static struct sdhci_ops sdhci_am654_ops = {
 static const struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_am654_pdata = {
 	.ops = &sdhci_am654_ops,
 	.quirks = SDHCI_QUIRK_MULTIBLOCK_READ_ACMD12,
-	.quirks2 = SDHCI_QUIRK2_PRESET_VALUE_BROKEN,
+	.quirks2 = SDHCI_QUIRK2_PRESET_VALUE_BROKEN |
+		   SDHCI_QUIRK2_DISABLE_HW_TIMEOUT,
 };
 
 static const struct sdhci_am654_driver_data sdhci_am654_drvdata = {
@@ -286,7 +287,8 @@ static struct sdhci_ops sdhci_j721e_8bit_ops = {
 static const struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_j721e_8bit_pdata = {
 	.ops = &sdhci_j721e_8bit_ops,
 	.quirks = SDHCI_QUIRK_MULTIBLOCK_READ_ACMD12,
-	.quirks2 = SDHCI_QUIRK2_PRESET_VALUE_BROKEN,
+	.quirks2 = SDHCI_QUIRK2_PRESET_VALUE_BROKEN |
+		   SDHCI_QUIRK2_DISABLE_HW_TIMEOUT,
 };
 
 static const struct sdhci_am654_driver_data sdhci_j721e_8bit_drvdata = {
@@ -308,7 +310,8 @@ static struct sdhci_ops sdhci_j721e_4bit_ops = {
 static const struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_j721e_4bit_pdata = {
 	.ops = &sdhci_j721e_4bit_ops,
 	.quirks = SDHCI_QUIRK_MULTIBLOCK_READ_ACMD12,
-	.quirks2 = SDHCI_QUIRK2_PRESET_VALUE_BROKEN,
+	.quirks2 = SDHCI_QUIRK2_PRESET_VALUE_BROKEN |
+		   SDHCI_QUIRK2_DISABLE_HW_TIMEOUT,
 };
 
 static const struct sdhci_am654_driver_data sdhci_j721e_4bit_drvdata = {