diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index cd8d3d2ea901..ccba3869c029 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ static int mmc_read_ext_csd(struct mmc_card *card)
 			ext_csd[EXT_CSD_SEC_CNT + 1] << 8 |
 			ext_csd[EXT_CSD_SEC_CNT + 2] << 16 |
 			ext_csd[EXT_CSD_SEC_CNT + 3] << 24;
-		if (card->ext_csd.sectors)
+
+		/* Cards with density > 2GiB are sector addressed */
+		if (card->ext_csd.sectors > (2u * 1024 * 1024 * 1024) / 512)
 			mmc_card_set_blockaddr(card);
 	}