diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index e7ea45386c22..efa95dc4fc4e 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -1384,13 +1384,17 @@ static int mmc_select_hs400es(struct mmc_card *card)
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Bump to HS timing and frequency. Some cards don't handle
+	 * SEND_STATUS reliably at the initial frequency.
+	 */
 	mmc_set_timing(host, MMC_TIMING_MMC_HS);
+	mmc_set_bus_speed(card);
+
 	err = mmc_switch_status(card, true);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	mmc_set_clock(host, card->ext_csd.hs_max_dtr);
-
 	/* Switch card to DDR with strobe bit */
 	val = EXT_CSD_DDR_BUS_WIDTH_8 | EXT_CSD_BUS_WIDTH_STROBE;
 	err = mmc_switch(card, EXT_CSD_CMD_SET_NORMAL,
@@ -1448,7 +1452,7 @@ out_err:
 static int mmc_select_hs200(struct mmc_card *card)
 {
 	struct mmc_host *host = card->host;
-	unsigned int old_timing, old_signal_voltage;
+	unsigned int old_timing, old_signal_voltage, old_clock;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	u8 val;
 
@@ -1479,8 +1483,17 @@ static int mmc_select_hs200(struct mmc_card *card)
 				   false, true, MMC_CMD_RETRIES);
 		if (err)
 			goto err;
+
+		/*
+		 * Bump to HS timing and frequency. Some cards don't handle
+		 * SEND_STATUS reliably at the initial frequency.
+		 * NB: We can't move to full (HS200) speeds until after we've
+		 * successfully switched over.
+		 */
 		old_timing = host->ios.timing;
+		old_clock = host->ios.clock;
 		mmc_set_timing(host, MMC_TIMING_MMC_HS200);
+		mmc_set_clock(card->host, card->ext_csd.hs_max_dtr);
 
 		/*
 		 * For HS200, CRC errors are not a reliable way to know the
@@ -1493,8 +1506,10 @@ static int mmc_select_hs200(struct mmc_card *card)
 		 * mmc_select_timing() assumes timing has not changed if
 		 * it is a switch error.
 		 */
-		if (err == -EBADMSG)
+		if (err == -EBADMSG) {
+			mmc_set_clock(host, old_clock);
 			mmc_set_timing(host, old_timing);
+		}
 	}
 err:
 	if (err) {