diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.h b/drivers/mmc/core/core.h
index 761690ed5c21..33a57584686a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ int mmc_attach_mmc(struct mmc_host *host);
 int mmc_attach_sd(struct mmc_host *host);
 int mmc_attach_sdio(struct mmc_host *host);
 
+int sdio_reset_comm(struct mmc_card *card);
+
 /* Module parameters */
 extern bool use_spi_crc;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
index d8e17ea6126d..81cbb7078d36 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
 #include <linux/mmc/host.h>
@@ -1210,3 +1211,43 @@ err:
 	return err;
 }
 
+int sdio_reset_comm(struct mmc_card *card)
+{
+	struct mmc_host *host = card->host;
+	u32 ocr;
+	u32 rocr;
+	int err;
+
+	printk("%s():\n", __func__);
+	mmc_claim_host(host);
+
+	mmc_retune_disable(host);
+
+	mmc_power_cycle(host, host->card->ocr);
+	mmc_go_idle(host);
+
+	mmc_set_clock(host, host->f_min);
+
+	err = mmc_send_io_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
+	if (err)
+		goto err;
+
+	rocr = mmc_select_voltage(host, ocr);
+	if (!rocr) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	err = mmc_sdio_init_card(host, rocr, card, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto err;
+
+	mmc_release_host(host);
+	return 0;
+err:
+	printk("%s: Error resetting SDIO communications (%d)\n",
+	       mmc_hostname(host), err);
+	mmc_release_host(host);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sdio_reset_comm);