diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/mmc.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/mmc.h
index d4f1e96..5ba6b22 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/mmc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/mmc.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 	/* get_cd()/get_wp() may sleep */
 	int	(*get_cd)(int module);
 	int	(*get_ro)(int module);
+
+	void	(*set_power)(int module, bool on);
+
 	/* wires == 0 is equivalent to wires == 4 (4-bit parallel) */
 	u8	wires;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/davinci_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/davinci_mmc.c
index 0076c74..64a8325 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/davinci_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/davinci_mmc.c
@@ -807,12 +807,25 @@
 static void mmc_davinci_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 {
 	struct mmc_davinci_host *host = mmc_priv(mmc);
+	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(mmc->parent);
+	struct davinci_mmc_config *config = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 
 	dev_dbg(mmc_dev(host->mmc),
 		"clock %dHz busmode %d powermode %d Vdd %04x\n",
 		ios->clock, ios->bus_mode, ios->power_mode,
 		ios->vdd);
 
+	switch (ios->power_mode) {
+	case MMC_POWER_OFF:
+		if (config && config->set_power)
+			config->set_power(pdev->id, false);
+		break;
+	case MMC_POWER_UP:
+		if (config && config->set_power)
+			config->set_power(pdev->id, true);
+		break;
+	}
+
 	switch (ios->bus_width) {
 	case MMC_BUS_WIDTH_8:
 		dev_dbg(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "Enabling 8 bit mode\n");