diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c
index f3a99dd8df8f..8d18b87bfd34 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/mmc/card.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/host.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/protocol.h>
+#include <linux/mmc/host.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ static int mmc_blk_issue_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
 	do {
 		struct mmc_blk_request brq;
 		struct mmc_command cmd;
+		u32 readcmd, writecmd;
 
 		memset(&brq, 0, sizeof(struct mmc_blk_request));
 		brq.mrq.cmd = &brq.cmd;
@@ -180,20 +182,31 @@ static int mmc_blk_issue_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
 
 		mmc_set_data_timeout(&brq.data, card, rq_data_dir(req) != READ);
 
-		if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) {
-			brq.cmd.opcode = brq.data.blocks > 1 ? MMC_READ_MULTIPLE_BLOCK : MMC_READ_SINGLE_BLOCK;
-			brq.data.flags |= MMC_DATA_READ;
-		} else {
-			brq.cmd.opcode = MMC_WRITE_BLOCK;
-			brq.data.flags |= MMC_DATA_WRITE;
+		/*
+		 * If the host doesn't support multiple block writes, force
+		 * block writes to single block.
+		 */
+		if (rq_data_dir(req) != READ &&
+		    !(card->host->caps & MMC_CAP_MULTIWRITE))
 			brq.data.blocks = 1;
-		}
 
 		if (brq.data.blocks > 1) {
 			brq.data.flags |= MMC_DATA_MULTI;
 			brq.mrq.stop = &brq.stop;
+			readcmd = MMC_READ_MULTIPLE_BLOCK;
+			writecmd = MMC_WRITE_MULTIPLE_BLOCK;
 		} else {
 			brq.mrq.stop = NULL;
+			readcmd = MMC_READ_SINGLE_BLOCK;
+			writecmd = MMC_WRITE_BLOCK;
+		}
+
+		if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) {
+			brq.cmd.opcode = readcmd;
+			brq.data.flags |= MMC_DATA_READ;
+		} else {
+			brq.cmd.opcode = writecmd;
+			brq.data.flags |= MMC_DATA_WRITE;
 		}
 
 		brq.data.sg = mq->sg;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/mmci.c
index 8419489e7744..2b5a0cc9ea56 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmci.c
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ static int mmci_probe(struct amba_device *dev, void *id)
 	mmc->f_min = (host->mclk + 511) / 512;
 	mmc->f_max = min(host->mclk, fmax);
 	mmc->ocr_avail = plat->ocr_mask;
+	mmc->caps = MMC_CAP_MULTIWRITE;
 
 	/*
 	 * We can do SGIO
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
index 4e21b3b9d330..dea4edd1c434 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ static int __devinit sdhci_probe_slot(struct pci_dev *pdev, int slot)
 	mmc->ops = &sdhci_ops;
 	mmc->f_min = host->max_clk / 256;
 	mmc->f_max = host->max_clk;
-	mmc->caps = MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA;
+	mmc->caps = MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA | MMC_CAP_MULTIWRITE;
 
 	mmc->ocr_avail = 0;
 	if (caps & SDHCI_CAN_VDD_330)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/wbsd.c b/drivers/mmc/wbsd.c
index c351c6d1a18a..4a6617d9a49f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/wbsd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/wbsd.c
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ static int __devinit wbsd_alloc_mmc(struct device *dev)
 	mmc->f_min = 375000;
 	mmc->f_max = 24000000;
 	mmc->ocr_avail = MMC_VDD_32_33 | MMC_VDD_33_34;
-	mmc->caps = MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA;
+	mmc->caps = MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA | MMC_CAP_MULTIWRITE;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&host->lock);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index ba095aebedff..b282ec9bba08 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct mmc_host {
 	unsigned long		caps;		/* Host capabilities */
 
 #define MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA	(1 << 0)	/* Can the host do 4 bit transfers */
+#define MMC_CAP_MULTIWRITE	(1 << 1)	/* Can accurately report bytes sent to card on error */
 
 	/* host specific block data */
 	unsigned int		max_seg_size;	/* see blk_queue_max_segment_size */