diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tifm_sd.c b/drivers/mmc/host/tifm_sd.c
index 20d5c7bd940a..1c14a186f000 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tifm_sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tifm_sd.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static void tifm_sd_transfer_data(struct tifm_sd *host)
 			host->sg_pos++;
 			if (host->sg_pos == host->sg_len) {
 				if ((r_data->flags & MMC_DATA_WRITE)
-				    && DATA_CARRY)
+				    && (host->cmd_flags & DATA_CARRY))
 					writel(host->bounce_buf_data[0],
 					       host->dev->addr
 					       + SOCK_MMCSD_DATA);