diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/msm_sdcc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/msm_sdcc.c
index 23cb03d1025..b22e2f03341 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/msm_sdcc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/msm_sdcc.c
@@ -2385,8 +2385,10 @@ static int msmsdcc_setup_vreg(struct msmsdcc_host *host, bool enable,
 	struct msm_mmc_reg_data *vreg_table[2];
 
 	curr_slot = host->plat->vreg_data;
-	if (!curr_slot)
+	if (!curr_slot) {
+		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	vreg_table[0] = curr_slot->vdd_data;
 	vreg_table[1] = curr_slot->vdd_io_data;
@@ -3988,6 +3990,51 @@ exit:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Work around of the unavailability of a power_reset functionality in SD cards
+ * by turning the OFF & back ON the regulators supplying the SD card.
+ */
+void msmsdcc_hw_reset(struct mmc_host *mmc)
+{
+	struct mmc_card *card = mmc->card;
+	struct msmsdcc_host *host = mmc_priv(mmc);
+	int rc;
+
+	/* Write-protection bits would be lost on a hardware reset in emmc */
+	if (!card || !mmc_card_sd(card))
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Continuing on failing to disable regulator would lead to a panic
+	 * anyway, since the commands would fail and console would be flooded
+	 * with prints, eventually leading to a watchdog bark
+	 */
+	rc = msmsdcc_setup_vreg(host, false, false);
+	if (rc) {
+		pr_err("%s: %s disable regulator: failed: %d\n",
+		       mmc_hostname(mmc), __func__, rc);
+		BUG_ON(rc);
+	}
+
+	/* 10ms delay for the supply to reach the desired voltage level */
+	usleep_range(10000, 12000);
+
+	/*
+	 * Continuing on failing to enable regulator would lead to a panic
+	 * anyway, since the commands would fail and console would be flooded
+	 * with prints, eventually leading to a watchdog bark
+	 */
+	rc = msmsdcc_setup_vreg(host, true, false);
+	if (rc) {
+		pr_err("%s: %s enable regulator: failed: %d\n",
+		       mmc_hostname(mmc), __func__, rc);
+		BUG_ON(rc);
+	}
+
+	/* 10ms delay for the supply to reach the desired voltage level */
+	usleep_range(10000, 12000);
+}
+
 static const struct mmc_host_ops msmsdcc_ops = {
 	.enable		= msmsdcc_enable,
 	.disable	= msmsdcc_disable,
@@ -3998,7 +4045,8 @@ static const struct mmc_host_ops msmsdcc_ops = {
 	.get_ro		= msmsdcc_get_ro,
 	.enable_sdio_irq = msmsdcc_enable_sdio_irq,
 	.start_signal_voltage_switch = msmsdcc_switch_io_voltage,
-	.execute_tuning = msmsdcc_execute_tuning
+	.execute_tuning = msmsdcc_execute_tuning,
+	.hw_reset = msmsdcc_hw_reset,
 };
 
 static unsigned int
@@ -5595,7 +5643,7 @@ msmsdcc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mmc->caps |= plat->mmc_bus_width;
 	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED;
 	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_WAIT_WHILE_BUSY | MMC_CAP_ERASE;
-
+	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_HW_RESET;
 	/*
 	 * If we send the CMD23 before multi block write/read command
 	 * then we need not to send CMD12 at the end of the transfer.