{
        u32 irqs = SDHCI_INT_CARD_REMOVE | SDHCI_INT_CARD_INSERT;
 
+       if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_CARD_DETECTION)
+               return;
+
        if (enable)
                sdhci_unmask_irqs(host, irqs);
        else
 static void sdhci_request(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 {
        struct sdhci_host *host;
+       bool present;
        unsigned long flags;
 
        host = mmc_priv(mmc);
 
        host->mrq = mrq;
 
-       if (!(sdhci_readl(host, SDHCI_PRESENT_STATE) & SDHCI_CARD_PRESENT)
-               || (host->flags & SDHCI_DEVICE_DEAD)) {
+       /* If polling, assume that the card is always present. */
+       if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_CARD_DETECTION)
+               present = true;
+       else
+               present = sdhci_readl(host, SDHCI_PRESENT_STATE) &
+                               SDHCI_CARD_PRESENT;
+
+       if (!present || host->flags & SDHCI_DEVICE_DEAD) {
                host->mrq->cmd->error = -ENOMEDIUM;
                tasklet_schedule(&host->finish_tasklet);
        } else
        if (caps & SDHCI_CAN_DO_HISPD)
                mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED;
 
+       if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_CARD_DETECTION)
+               mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL;
+
        mmc->ocr_avail = 0;
        if (caps & SDHCI_CAN_VDD_330)
                mmc->ocr_avail |= MMC_VDD_32_33|MMC_VDD_33_34;
 
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_SMALL_PIO                   (1<<13)
 /* Controller does not provide transfer-complete interrupt when not busy */
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_NO_BUSY_IRQ                                (1<<14)
+/* Controller has unreliable card detection */
+#define SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_CARD_DETECTION              (1<<15)
 
        int                     irq;            /* Device IRQ */
        void __iomem *          ioaddr;         /* Mapped address */