diff --git a/hw/sd/sd.c b/hw/sd/sd.c
index 4375ed5b8b..bfea5547d5 100644
--- a/hw/sd/sd.c
+++ b/hw/sd/sd.c
@@ -1517,18 +1517,12 @@ static sd_rsp_type_t sd_normal_command(SDState *sd, SDRequest req)
         if (!sd->spi) {
             goto bad_cmd;
         }
-        goto unimplemented_spi_cmd;
+        return sd_r1;
 
     default:
     bad_cmd:
         qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "SD: Unknown CMD%i\n", req.cmd);
         return sd_illegal;
-
-    unimplemented_spi_cmd:
-        /* Commands that are recognised but not yet implemented in SPI mode.  */
-        qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "SD: CMD%i not implemented in SPI mode\n",
-                      req.cmd);
-        return sd_illegal;
     }
 
     qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "SD: CMD%i in a wrong state\n", req.cmd);