diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-at91.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-at91.c
index 5564d7b23e7c..134ba01d3063 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-at91.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-at91.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/iopoll.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/host.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/slot-gpio.h>
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ static void sdhci_at91_reset(struct sdhci_host *host, u8 mask)
 {
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
 	struct sdhci_at91_priv *priv = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
+	unsigned int tmp;
 
 	sdhci_reset(host, mask);
 
@@ -126,6 +128,10 @@ static void sdhci_at91_reset(struct sdhci_host *host, u8 mask)
 
 		sdhci_writel(host, calcr | SDMMC_CALCR_ALWYSON | SDMMC_CALCR_EN,
 			     SDMMC_CALCR);
+
+		if (read_poll_timeout(sdhci_readl, tmp, !(tmp & SDMMC_CALCR_EN),
+				      10, 20000, false, host, SDMMC_CALCR))
+			dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "Failed to calibrate\n");
 	}
 }