diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 793c6f7ddb04..094ba8b8dc3a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ static void mmc_select_card_type(struct mmc_card *card)
 	card->mmc_avail_type = avail_type;
 }
 
+/* Minimum partition switch timeout in milliseconds */
+#define MMC_MIN_PART_SWITCH_TIME	300
+
 /*
  * Decode extended CSD.
  */
@@ -362,6 +365,10 @@ static int mmc_read_ext_csd(struct mmc_card *card, u8 *ext_csd)
 
 		/* EXT_CSD value is in units of 10ms, but we store in ms */
 		card->ext_csd.part_time = 10 * ext_csd[EXT_CSD_PART_SWITCH_TIME];
+		/* Some eMMC set the value too low so set a minimum */
+		if (card->ext_csd.part_time &&
+		    card->ext_csd.part_time < MMC_MIN_PART_SWITCH_TIME)
+			card->ext_csd.part_time = MMC_MIN_PART_SWITCH_TIME;
 
 		/* Sleep / awake timeout in 100ns units */
 		if (sa_shift > 0 && sa_shift <= 0x17)