diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_pci_sdmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_pci_sdmmc.c
index 4ca9374157348..58cfaffa3c2d8 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_pci_sdmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_pci_sdmmc.c
@@ -542,9 +542,22 @@ static int sd_write_long_data(struct realtek_pci_sdmmc *host,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void sd_enable_initial_mode(struct realtek_pci_sdmmc *host)
+{
+	rtsx_pci_write_register(host->pcr, SD_CFG1,
+			SD_CLK_DIVIDE_MASK, SD_CLK_DIVIDE_128);
+}
+
+static inline void sd_disable_initial_mode(struct realtek_pci_sdmmc *host)
+{
+	rtsx_pci_write_register(host->pcr, SD_CFG1,
+			SD_CLK_DIVIDE_MASK, SD_CLK_DIVIDE_0);
+}
+
 static int sd_rw_multi(struct realtek_pci_sdmmc *host, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 {
 	struct mmc_data *data = mrq->data;
+	int err;
 
 	if (host->sg_count < 0) {
 		data->error = host->sg_count;
@@ -553,22 +566,19 @@ static int sd_rw_multi(struct realtek_pci_sdmmc *host, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 		return data->error;
 	}
 
-	if (data->flags & MMC_DATA_READ)
-		return sd_read_long_data(host, mrq);
+	if (data->flags & MMC_DATA_READ) {
+		if (host->initial_mode)
+			sd_disable_initial_mode(host);
 
-	return sd_write_long_data(host, mrq);
-}
+		err = sd_read_long_data(host, mrq);
 
-static inline void sd_enable_initial_mode(struct realtek_pci_sdmmc *host)
-{
-	rtsx_pci_write_register(host->pcr, SD_CFG1,
-			SD_CLK_DIVIDE_MASK, SD_CLK_DIVIDE_128);
-}
+		if (host->initial_mode)
+			sd_enable_initial_mode(host);
 
-static inline void sd_disable_initial_mode(struct realtek_pci_sdmmc *host)
-{
-	rtsx_pci_write_register(host->pcr, SD_CFG1,
-			SD_CLK_DIVIDE_MASK, SD_CLK_DIVIDE_0);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return sd_write_long_data(host, mrq);
 }
 
 static void sd_normal_rw(struct realtek_pci_sdmmc *host,