diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
index 1c61f0f24c09..016a6106151a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ static void meson_mmc_get_transfer_mode(struct mmc_host *mmc,
 	if (host->dram_access_quirk)
 		return;
 
-	if (data->blocks > 1) {
+	/* SD_IO_RW_EXTENDED (CMD53) can also use block mode under the hood */
+	if (data->blocks > 1 || mrq->cmd->opcode == SD_IO_RW_EXTENDED) {
 		/*
 		 * In block mode DMA descriptor format, "length" field indicates
 		 * number of blocks and there is no way to pass DMA size that