diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig
index 66fff6c6d3c177ea5de3851407438b3b5ae81788..3c54f5106ddb49ea5dda0f5418a9cc00348e5fe5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ config MACH_SUN50I
 	select SUN6I_PRCM
 	select SUNXI_DE2
 	select SUNXI_GEN_SUN6I
+	select MMC_SUNXI_HAS_NEW_MODE
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	select SUNXI_DRAM_DW
 	select SUNXI_DRAM_DW_32BIT
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/sunxi_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/sunxi_mmc.c
index e50b2c3343195847b2d800228cc6d808c97c801b..9bf040cb40871fdc3e730549dd5396f9c192d8e0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/sunxi_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/sunxi_mmc.c
@@ -98,12 +98,16 @@ static int mmc_resource_init(int sdc_no)
 static int mmc_set_mod_clk(struct sunxi_mmc_priv *priv, unsigned int hz)
 {
 	unsigned int pll, pll_hz, div, n, oclk_dly, sclk_dly;
-	bool new_mode = false;
+	bool new_mode = true;
 	bool calibrate = false;
 	u32 val = 0;
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MMC_SUNXI_HAS_NEW_MODE) && (priv->mmc_no == 2))
-		new_mode = true;
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MMC_SUNXI_HAS_NEW_MODE))
+		new_mode = false;
+
+	/* A83T support new mode only on eMMC */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MACH_SUN8I_A83T) && priv->mmc_no != 2)
+		new_mode = false;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MACH_SUN50I) || defined(CONFIG_MACH_SUN50I_H6)
 	calibrate = true;