diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 22050525be84..be7569f3fb56 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -2246,6 +2246,9 @@ int mmc_card_awake(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	int err = -ENOSYS;
 
+	if (host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_NO_SLEEP_CMD)
+		return 0;
+
 	mmc_bus_get(host);
 
 	if (host->bus_ops && !host->bus_dead && host->bus_ops->awake)
@@ -2261,6 +2264,9 @@ int mmc_card_sleep(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	int err = -ENOSYS;
 
+	if (host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_NO_SLEEP_CMD)
+		return 0;
+
 	mmc_bus_get(host);
 
 	if (host->bus_ops && !host->bus_dead && host->bus_ops->sleep)
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index 742f0e102e1e..031d865167a2 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ struct mmc_host {
 #define MMC_CAP2_CACHE_CTRL	(1 << 1)	/* Allow cache control */
 #define MMC_CAP2_POWEROFF_NOTIFY (1 << 2)	/* Notify poweroff supported */
 #define MMC_CAP2_NO_MULTI_READ	(1 << 3)	/* Multiblock reads don't work */
+#define MMC_CAP2_NO_SLEEP_CMD	(1 << 4)	/* Don't allow sleep command */
 
 	mmc_pm_flag_t		pm_caps;	/* supported pm features */
 	unsigned int        power_notify_type;