diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-armadillo800eva.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-armadillo800eva.c
index 04eff93df793..60694e866d1a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-armadillo800eva.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-armadillo800eva.c
@@ -579,10 +579,10 @@ static struct regulator_consumer_supply fixed3v3_power_consumers[] =
 static struct sh_mobile_sdhi_info sdhi0_info = {
 	.dma_slave_tx	= SHDMA_SLAVE_SDHI0_TX,
 	.dma_slave_rx	= SHDMA_SLAVE_SDHI0_RX,
-	.tmio_caps	= MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ |\
-			  MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL,
+	.tmio_caps	= MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ,
 	.tmio_ocr_mask	= MMC_VDD_165_195 | MMC_VDD_32_33 | MMC_VDD_33_34,
-	.tmio_flags	= TMIO_MMC_HAS_IDLE_WAIT,
+	.tmio_flags	= TMIO_MMC_HAS_IDLE_WAIT | TMIO_MMC_USE_GPIO_CD,
+	.cd_gpio	= GPIO_PORT167,
 };
 
 static struct resource sdhi0_resources[] = {
@@ -623,7 +623,9 @@ static struct sh_mobile_sdhi_info sdhi1_info = {
 	.dma_slave_rx	= SHDMA_SLAVE_SDHI1_RX,
 	.tmio_caps	= MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ,
 	.tmio_ocr_mask	= MMC_VDD_165_195 | MMC_VDD_32_33 | MMC_VDD_33_34,
-	.tmio_flags	= TMIO_MMC_HAS_IDLE_WAIT,
+	.tmio_flags	= TMIO_MMC_HAS_IDLE_WAIT | TMIO_MMC_USE_GPIO_CD,
+	/* Port72 cannot generate IRQs, will be used in polling mode. */
+	.cd_gpio	= GPIO_PORT72,
 };
 
 static struct resource sdhi1_resources[] = {