diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da830-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da830-evm.c
index e7f24169e2f5..31dc9901e556 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da830-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da830-evm.c
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ static int da830_evm_mmc_get_ro(int index)
 static struct davinci_mmc_config da830_evm_mmc_config = {
 	.get_ro			= da830_evm_mmc_get_ro,
 	.wires			= 4,
+	.max_freq		= 50000000,
+	.caps			= MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED,
 	.version		= MMC_CTLR_VERSION_2,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
index 1eb96b43019e..62b98bffc158 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ static struct davinci_mmc_config da850_mmc_config = {
 	.get_ro		= da850_evm_mmc_get_ro,
 	.get_cd		= da850_evm_mmc_get_cd,
 	.wires		= 4,
+	.max_freq	= 50000000,
+	.caps		= MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED,
 	.version	= MMC_CTLR_VERSION_2,
 };