diff --git a/drivers/mmc/rockchip_dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/rockchip_dw_mmc.c
index ef57f0edfe..7965f54afe 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/rockchip_dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/rockchip_dw_mmc.c
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ static int rockchip_dwmmc_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 		plat->cfg.host_caps |= MMC_MODE_HS200;
 	plat->mmc.default_phase =
 		dev_read_u32_default(dev, "default-sample-phase", 0);
+	plat->mmc.init_retry = 0;
 	host->mmc = &plat->mmc;
 	host->mmc->priv = &priv->host;
 	host->mmc->dev = dev;
diff --git a/include/mmc.h b/include/mmc.h
index 94922945b6..e3e1bbaeaf 100644
--- a/include/mmc.h
+++ b/include/mmc.h
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ struct mmc {
 	uint erase_grp_size;	/* in 512-byte sectors */
 	uint hc_wp_grp_size;	/* in 512-byte sectors */
 	int default_phase;	/* set the default sample clock phase */
+	uint init_retry;        /* re-init mmc when error occur */
 	struct sd_ssr	ssr;	/* SD status register */
 	struct emmc_esr esr;    /* emmc status register */
 	u64 capacity;