diff --git a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc_imx.c b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc_imx.c
index debfc78b7f0..fb410104c1f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc_imx.c
@@ -987,11 +987,11 @@ static int esdhc_init_common(struct fsl_esdhc_priv *priv, struct mmc *mmc)
 	ulong start;
 
 	/* Reset the entire host controller */
-	esdhc_setbits32(&regs->sysctl, SYSCTL_RSTA);
+	esdhc_setbits32(&regs->sysctl, SYSCTL_RSTA | SYSCTL_RSTT);
 
 	/* Wait until the controller is available */
 	start = get_timer(0);
-	while ((esdhc_read32(&regs->sysctl) & SYSCTL_RSTA)) {
+	while ((esdhc_read32(&regs->sysctl) & (SYSCTL_RSTA | SYSCTL_RSTT))) {
 		if (get_timer(start) > 1000)
 			return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
@@ -1095,11 +1095,11 @@ static int esdhc_reset(struct fsl_esdhc *regs)
 	ulong start;
 
 	/* reset the controller */
-	esdhc_setbits32(&regs->sysctl, SYSCTL_RSTA);
+	esdhc_setbits32(&regs->sysctl, SYSCTL_RSTA | SYSCTL_RSTT);
 
 	/* hardware clears the bit when it is done */
 	start = get_timer(0);
-	while ((esdhc_read32(&regs->sysctl) & SYSCTL_RSTA)) {
+	while ((esdhc_read32(&regs->sysctl) & (SYSCTL_RSTA | SYSCTL_RSTT))) {
 		if (get_timer(start) > 100) {
 			printf("MMC/SD: Reset never completed.\n");
 			return -ETIMEDOUT;
diff --git a/include/fsl_esdhc_imx.h b/include/fsl_esdhc_imx.h
index b8efd2a1664..8612b56609e 100644
--- a/include/fsl_esdhc_imx.h
+++ b/include/fsl_esdhc_imx.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #define SYSCTL_RSTA		0x01000000
 #define SYSCTL_RSTC		0x02000000
 #define SYSCTL_RSTD		0x04000000
+#define SYSCTL_RSTT		0x10000000
 
 #define VENDORSPEC_CKEN		0x00004000
 #define VENDORSPEC_PEREN	0x00002000