diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria10_socdk_sdmmc.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria10_socdk_sdmmc.dts
index dbbb751ac1ba..8a7dfa473e98 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria10_socdk_sdmmc.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria10_socdk_sdmmc.dts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 &mmc {
 	status = "okay";
 	num-slots = <1>;
+	cap-sd-highspeed;
 	broken-cd;
 	bus-width = <4>;
 };