diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
index b18ca91156fc..45842e9665dc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
@@ -365,6 +365,20 @@ int mmc_of_parse(struct mmc_host *host)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_of_parse);
 
+/**
+ * mmc_first_nonreserved_index() - get the first index that is not reserved
+ */
+static int mmc_first_nonreserved_index(void)
+{
+	int max;
+
+	max = of_alias_get_highest_id("mmc");
+	if (max < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	return max + 1;
+}
+
 /**
  *	mmc_alloc_host - initialise the per-host structure.
  *	@extra: sizeof private data structure
@@ -376,6 +390,7 @@ struct mmc_host *mmc_alloc_host(int extra, struct device *dev)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct mmc_host *host;
+	int alias_id, min_idx, max_idx;
 
 	host = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mmc_host) + extra, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!host)
@@ -384,7 +399,16 @@ struct mmc_host *mmc_alloc_host(int extra, struct device *dev)
 	/* scanning will be enabled when we're ready */
 	host->rescan_disable = 1;
 
-	err = ida_simple_get(&mmc_host_ida, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	alias_id = of_alias_get_id(dev->of_node, "mmc");
+	if (alias_id >= 0) {
+		min_idx = alias_id;
+		max_idx = alias_id + 1;
+	} else {
+		min_idx = mmc_first_nonreserved_index();
+		max_idx = 0;
+	}
+
+	err = ida_simple_get(&mmc_host_ida, min_idx, max_idx, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		kfree(host);
 		return NULL;