diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index f52f305..accb592 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -1291,8 +1291,11 @@
 		if (host->cmd->data)
 			DBG("Cannot wait for busy signal when also "
 				"doing a data transfer");
-		else
+		else if (!(host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_NO_BUSY_IRQ))
 			return;
+
+		/* The controller does not support the end-of-busy IRQ,
+		 * fall through and take the SDHCI_INT_RESPONSE */
 	}
 
 	if (intmask & SDHCI_INT_RESPONSE)