diff --git a/board/atmel/sama5d4_xplained/sama5d4_xplained.c b/board/atmel/sama5d4_xplained/sama5d4_xplained.c
index bc2aa38b924c87fef536d79d7206c3ffb44dccd3..e7f225a15539ca2dfce1bd471aa5180ee581f525 100644
--- a/board/atmel/sama5d4_xplained/sama5d4_xplained.c
+++ b/board/atmel/sama5d4_xplained/sama5d4_xplained.c
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ void sama5d4_xplained_mci1_hw_init(void)
 
 int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
+	/* Enable the power supply */
+	at91_set_pio_output(AT91_PIO_PORTE, 4, 0);
+
 	return atmel_mci_init((void *)ATMEL_BASE_MCI1);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_GENERIC_ATMEL_MCI */