diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cmd_errata.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cmd_errata.c
index 0cc8b1e130cce32d66e908cf20c4d84350de0714..4f8134bef5e30e27b37facbe0e0fb298c0bd43f9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cmd_errata.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cmd_errata.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ static int do_errata(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_ESDHC136)
 	puts("Work-around for Erratum ESDHC136 enabled\n");
 #endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_ESDHC_A001)
+	puts("Work-around for Erratum ESDHC-A001 enabled\n");
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_CPC_A002
 	puts("Work-around for Erratum CPC-A002 enabled\n");
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/config_mpc85xx.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/config_mpc85xx.h
index 9919d97c0e8ff8e3a56fe6ee226c7370b26fa5ed..c771a4b61dc11cad2e8a97634e818aabf7d204aa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/config_mpc85xx.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/config_mpc85xx.h
@@ -131,12 +131,14 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_NUM_LAWS		12
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_SEC_COMPAT	2
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_ESDHC111
+#define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_ESDHC_A001
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_P2020)
 #define CONFIG_MAX_CPUS			2
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_NUM_LAWS		12
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_SEC_COMPAT	2
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_ESDHC111
+#define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_ESDHC_A001
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_PPC_P2040)
 #define CONFIG_MAX_CPUS			4
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
index d01c926c4554debbe4fc6e61239d49cfbfc40ab0..f3cccbe9bfdc4ed0bbbc8d373af7def8a44af8cf 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ static int esdhc_setup_data(struct mmc *mmc, struct mmc_data *data)
 	if (timeout < 0)
 		timeout = 0;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_ESDHC_A001
+	if ((timeout == 4) || (timeout == 8) || (timeout == 12))
+		timeout++;
+#endif
+
 	esdhc_clrsetbits32(&regs->sysctl, SYSCTL_TIMEOUT_MASK, timeout << 16);
 
 	return 0;