diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c
index 9cd5fc62f130..946d37f94a31 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ static int sdhci_pxav3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			goto err_of_parse;
 		sdhci_get_of_property(pdev);
 		pdata = pxav3_get_mmc_pdata(dev);
+		pdev->dev.platform_data = pdata;
 	} else if (pdata) {
 		/* on-chip device */
 		if (pdata->flags & PXA_FLAG_CARD_PERMANENT)