diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
index 305e5d26d7e7eab29882b81a80b135f587dedc68..325cf60c65e5793d6041eba2ed808d8f49dc8bc4 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ static void send_init_stream(struct mmc_omap_host *host)
 
 	OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, CON,
 		OMAP_HSMMC_READ(host->base, CON) & ~INIT_STREAM);
+
+	OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, STAT, STAT_CLEAR);
+	OMAP_HSMMC_READ(host->base, STAT);
+
 	enable_irq(host->irq);
 }