diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
index acb9c81a4e45..666c824715e1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
@@ -660,14 +660,19 @@ static int renesas_sdhi_execute_tuning(struct mmc_host *mmc, u32 opcode)
 
 	/* Issue CMD19 twice for each tap */
 	for (i = 0; i < 2 * priv->tap_num; i++) {
+		int cmd_error;
+
 		/* Set sampling clock position */
 		sd_scc_write32(host, priv, SH_MOBILE_SDHI_SCC_TAPSET, i % priv->tap_num);
 
-		if (mmc_send_tuning(mmc, opcode, NULL) == 0)
+		if (mmc_send_tuning(mmc, opcode, &cmd_error) == 0)
 			set_bit(i, priv->taps);
 
 		if (sd_scc_read32(host, priv, SH_MOBILE_SDHI_SCC_SMPCMP) == 0)
 			set_bit(i, priv->smpcmp);
+
+		if (cmd_error)
+			mmc_abort_tuning(mmc, opcode);
 	}
 
 	ret = renesas_sdhi_select_tuning(host);