diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
index 2fa38df28414..07c08151dfe6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ struct mmci_platform_data realview_mmc0_plat_data = {
 	.status		= realview_mmc_status,
 	.gpio_wp	= 17,
 	.gpio_cd	= 16,
+	.cd_invert	= true,
 };
 
 struct mmci_platform_data realview_mmc1_plat_data = {
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ struct mmci_platform_data realview_mmc1_plat_data = {
 	.status		= realview_mmc_status,
 	.gpio_wp	= 19,
 	.gpio_cd	= 18,
+	.cd_invert	= true,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
index 840b301b5671..9a9aeac50a6c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
@@ -570,12 +570,13 @@ static int mmci_get_ro(struct mmc_host *mmc)
 static int mmci_get_cd(struct mmc_host *mmc)
 {
 	struct mmci_host *host = mmc_priv(mmc);
+	struct mmci_platform_data *plat = host->plat;
 	unsigned int status;
 
 	if (host->gpio_cd == -ENOSYS)
-		status = host->plat->status(mmc_dev(host->mmc));
+		status = plat->status(mmc_dev(host->mmc));
 	else
-		status = !gpio_get_value(host->gpio_cd);
+		status = !!gpio_get_value(host->gpio_cd) ^ plat->cd_invert;
 
 	/*
 	 * Use positive logic throughout - status is zero for no card,
diff --git a/include/linux/amba/mmci.h b/include/linux/amba/mmci.h
index ca84ce70d5d5..f4ee9acc9721 100644
--- a/include/linux/amba/mmci.h
+++ b/include/linux/amba/mmci.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * whether a card is present in the MMC slot or not
  * @gpio_wp: read this GPIO pin to see if the card is write protected
  * @gpio_cd: read this GPIO pin to detect card insertion
+ * @cd_invert: true if the gpio_cd pin value is active low
  * @capabilities: the capabilities of the block as implemented in
  * this platform, signify anything MMC_CAP_* from mmc/host.h
  */
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ struct mmci_platform_data {
 	unsigned int (*status)(struct device *);
 	int	gpio_wp;
 	int	gpio_cd;
+	bool	cd_invert;
 	unsigned long capabilities;
 };