diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
index e270f5f6447b3a98072bbf2797576da3a5e640c9..49996a891c7331a7f0f4812cdbf99cf46d3a53e1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 static struct list_head mmc_devices;
 static int cur_dev_num = -1;
 
+struct blk_desc *mmc_get_blk_desc(struct mmc *mmc)
+{
+	return &mmc->block_dev;
+}
+
 __weak int board_mmc_getwp(struct mmc *mmc)
 {
 	return -1;
diff --git a/include/mmc.h b/include/mmc.h
index cdb56e7ac14eaaeef3d952876756beb6359ad0bb..36449c34ea14c3d14284a535970cd3078f9b9ae9 100644
--- a/include/mmc.h
+++ b/include/mmc.h
@@ -498,4 +498,12 @@ int pci_mmc_init(const char *name, struct pci_device_id *mmc_supported);
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MMC_MAX_BLK_COUNT 65535
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * mmc_get_blk_desc() - Get the block descriptor for an MMC device
+ *
+ * @mmc:	MMC device
+ * @return block device if found, else NULL
+ */
+struct blk_desc *mmc_get_blk_desc(struct mmc *mmc);
+
 #endif /* _MMC_H_ */