diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c
index 66ad46d0ba88b..64196c1b1c8f0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c
@@ -1004,6 +1004,17 @@ static int esdhc_execute_tuning(struct mmc_host *mmc, u32 opcode)
 
 	esdhc_tuning_block_enable(host, true);
 
+	/*
+	 * The eSDHC controller takes the data timeout value into account
+	 * during tuning. If the SD card is too slow sending the response, the
+	 * timer will expire and a "Buffer Read Ready" interrupt without data
+	 * is triggered. This leads to tuning errors.
+	 *
+	 * Just set the timeout to the maximum value because the core will
+	 * already take care of it in sdhci_send_tuning().
+	 */
+	sdhci_writeb(host, 0xe, SDHCI_TIMEOUT_CONTROL);
+
 	hs400_tuning = host->flags & SDHCI_HS400_TUNING;
 
 	do {