diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c
index 65551a9..2716445 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c
@@ -150,6 +150,13 @@
 		goto err_remap;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Some platforms need to probe the controller to be able to
+	 * determine which caps should be used.
+	 */
+	if (host->ops && host->ops->platform_init)
+		host->ops->platform_init(host);
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, host);
 
 	return host;