diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-at91.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-at91.c
index 2f9ad213377a2..7fd964256faa7 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-at91.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-at91.c
@@ -85,11 +85,30 @@ static void sdhci_at91_set_clock(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned int clock)
 	sdhci_writew(host, clk, SDHCI_CLOCK_CONTROL);
 }
 
+/*
+ * In this specific implementation of the SDHCI controller, the power register
+ * needs to have a valid voltage set even when the power supply is managed by
+ * an external regulator.
+ */
+static void sdhci_at91_set_power(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned char mode,
+		     unsigned short vdd)
+{
+	if (!IS_ERR(host->mmc->supply.vmmc)) {
+		struct mmc_host *mmc = host->mmc;
+
+		spin_unlock_irq(&host->lock);
+		mmc_regulator_set_ocr(mmc, mmc->supply.vmmc, vdd);
+		spin_lock_irq(&host->lock);
+	}
+	sdhci_set_power_noreg(host, mode, vdd);
+}
+
 static const struct sdhci_ops sdhci_at91_sama5d2_ops = {
 	.set_clock		= sdhci_at91_set_clock,
 	.set_bus_width		= sdhci_set_bus_width,
 	.reset			= sdhci_reset,
 	.set_uhs_signaling	= sdhci_set_uhs_signaling,
+	.set_power		= sdhci_at91_set_power,
 };
 
 static const struct sdhci_pltfm_data soc_data_sama5d2 = {