diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/include/mach/sdhci.h b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/include/mach/sdhci.h
index 3ad086e859c3..4231bc7b8652 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/include/mach/sdhci.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/include/mach/sdhci.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct tegra_sdhci_platform_data {
 	int wp_gpio;
 	int power_gpio;
 	int is_8bit;
+	int pm_flags;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-tegra.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-tegra.c
index f7e1f964395f..343c97edba32 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-tegra.c
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ static int tegra_sdhci_pltfm_init(struct sdhci_host *host,
 	clk_enable(clk);
 	pltfm_host->clk = clk;
 
+	host->mmc->pm_caps = plat->pm_flags;
+
 	if (plat->is_8bit)
 		host->mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_8_BIT_DATA;