diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 5ae6b159dbea..45ea968e7dd1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -1160,13 +1160,11 @@ static void mmc_power_up(struct mmc_host *host)
 		bit = fls(host->ocr_avail) - 1;
 
 	host->ios.vdd = bit;
-	if (mmc_host_is_spi(host)) {
+	if (mmc_host_is_spi(host))
 		host->ios.chip_select = MMC_CS_HIGH;
-		host->ios.bus_mode = MMC_BUSMODE_PUSHPULL;
-	} else {
+	else
 		host->ios.chip_select = MMC_CS_DONTCARE;
-		host->ios.bus_mode = MMC_BUSMODE_OPENDRAIN;
-	}
+	host->ios.bus_mode = MMC_BUSMODE_PUSHPULL;
 	host->ios.power_mode = MMC_POWER_UP;
 	host->ios.bus_width = MMC_BUS_WIDTH_1;
 	host->ios.timing = MMC_TIMING_LEGACY;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 3b7c069a4ea6..b74e6f14b3ac 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -548,6 +548,10 @@ static int mmc_init_card(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr,
 	BUG_ON(!host);
 	WARN_ON(!host->claimed);
 
+	/* Set correct bus mode for MMC before attempting init */
+	if (!mmc_host_is_spi(host))
+		mmc_set_bus_mode(host, MMC_BUSMODE_OPENDRAIN);
+
 	/*
 	 * Since we're changing the OCR value, we seem to
 	 * need to tell some cards to go back to the idle
@@ -1022,6 +1026,10 @@ int mmc_attach_mmc(struct mmc_host *host)
 	BUG_ON(!host);
 	WARN_ON(!host->claimed);
 
+	/* Set correct bus mode for MMC before attempting attach */
+	if (!mmc_host_is_spi(host))
+		mmc_set_bus_mode(host, MMC_BUSMODE_OPENDRAIN);
+
 	err = mmc_send_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
index 4c281a4bf058..342b18c4afcb 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
@@ -929,8 +929,6 @@ static int mmc_sd_init_card(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr,
 		err = mmc_send_relative_addr(host, &card->rca);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-
-		mmc_set_bus_mode(host, MMC_BUSMODE_PUSHPULL);
 	}
 
 	if (!oldcard) {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
index ac492ac974e1..698d813cff3b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
@@ -408,8 +408,6 @@ static int mmc_sdio_init_card(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr,
 		 */
 		if (oldcard)
 			oldcard->rca = card->rca;
-
-		mmc_set_bus_mode(host, MMC_BUSMODE_PUSHPULL);
 	}
 
 	/*