diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 3ec418212894..bc1de70360c8 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -2795,7 +2795,7 @@ int sdhci_add_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 		mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED;
 
 	if ((host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_CARD_DETECTION) &&
-	    mmc_card_is_removable(mmc))
+	    !(host->mmc->caps & MMC_CAP_NONREMOVABLE))
 		mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL;
 
 	/* Any UHS-I mode in caps implies SDR12 and SDR25 support. */