diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index 58f042fdd4f43..03fe21a89021d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -1634,6 +1634,10 @@ sdhci_esdhc_imx_probe_dt(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* HS400/HS400ES require 8 bit bus */
+	if (!(host->mmc->caps & MMC_CAP_8_BIT_DATA))
+		host->mmc->caps2 &= ~(MMC_CAP2_HS400 | MMC_CAP2_HS400_ES);
+
 	if (mmc_gpio_get_cd(host->mmc) >= 0)
 		host->quirks &= ~SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_CARD_DETECTION;
 
@@ -1724,10 +1728,6 @@ static int sdhci_esdhc_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		host->mmc_host_ops.init_card = usdhc_init_card;
 	}
 
-	err = sdhci_esdhc_imx_probe_dt(pdev, host, imx_data);
-	if (err)
-		goto disable_ahb_clk;
-
 	if (imx_data->socdata->flags & ESDHC_FLAG_MAN_TUNING)
 		sdhci_esdhc_ops.platform_execute_tuning =
 					esdhc_executing_tuning;
@@ -1735,15 +1735,13 @@ static int sdhci_esdhc_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (imx_data->socdata->flags & ESDHC_FLAG_ERR004536)
 		host->quirks |= SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_ADMA;
 
-	if (host->mmc->caps & MMC_CAP_8_BIT_DATA &&
-	    imx_data->socdata->flags & ESDHC_FLAG_HS400)
+	if (imx_data->socdata->flags & ESDHC_FLAG_HS400)
 		host->mmc->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_HS400;
 
 	if (imx_data->socdata->flags & ESDHC_FLAG_BROKEN_AUTO_CMD23)
 		host->quirks2 |= SDHCI_QUIRK2_ACMD23_BROKEN;
 
-	if (host->mmc->caps & MMC_CAP_8_BIT_DATA &&
-	    imx_data->socdata->flags & ESDHC_FLAG_HS400_ES) {
+	if (imx_data->socdata->flags & ESDHC_FLAG_HS400_ES) {
 		host->mmc->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_HS400_ES;
 		host->mmc_host_ops.hs400_enhanced_strobe =
 					esdhc_hs400_enhanced_strobe;
@@ -1765,6 +1763,10 @@ static int sdhci_esdhc_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			goto disable_ahb_clk;
 	}
 
+	err = sdhci_esdhc_imx_probe_dt(pdev, host, imx_data);
+	if (err)
+		goto disable_ahb_clk;
+
 	sdhci_esdhc_imx_hwinit(host);
 
 	err = sdhci_add_host(host);