diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mvsdio.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mvsdio.c
index 4c70829cffd7..e22bbff89c8d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mvsdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mvsdio.c
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ static int mvsd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (maxfreq)
 		mmc->f_max = maxfreq;
 
+	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_ERASE;
+
 	spin_lock_init(&host->lock);
 
 	host->base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, r);