diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 1ff15fa9b042..b1a3cd574c84 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -4193,6 +4193,12 @@ static void sdhci_allocate_bounce_buffer(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	unsigned int bounce_size;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Drivers may have already allocated the buffer */
+	if (host->bounce_buffer) {
+		bounce_size = host->bounce_buffer_size;
+		max_blocks = bounce_size / 512;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Cap the bounce buffer at 64KB. Using a bigger bounce buffer
 	 * has diminishing returns, this is probably because SD/MMC
@@ -4241,6 +4247,7 @@ static void sdhci_allocate_bounce_buffer(struct sdhci_host *host)
 
 	host->bounce_buffer_size = bounce_size;
 
+out:
 	/* Lie about this since we're bouncing */
 	mmc->max_segs = max_blocks;
 	mmc->max_seg_size = bounce_size;