diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index d6aef70d34fa..4eb3d29ecde1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -312,6 +312,15 @@ static u32 esdhc_readl_le(struct sdhci_host *host, int reg)
 
 			if (imx_data->socdata->flags & ESDHC_FLAG_HS400)
 				val |= SDHCI_SUPPORT_HS400;
+
+			/*
+			 * Do not advertise faster UHS modes if there are no
+			 * pinctrl states for 100MHz/200MHz.
+			 */
+			if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(imx_data->pins_100mhz) ||
+			    IS_ERR_OR_NULL(imx_data->pins_200mhz))
+				val &= ~(SDHCI_SUPPORT_SDR50 | SDHCI_SUPPORT_DDR50
+					 | SDHCI_SUPPORT_SDR104 | SDHCI_SUPPORT_HS400);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1158,18 +1167,6 @@ sdhci_esdhc_imx_probe_dt(struct platform_device *pdev,
 						ESDHC_PINCTRL_STATE_100MHZ);
 		imx_data->pins_200mhz = pinctrl_lookup_state(imx_data->pinctrl,
 						ESDHC_PINCTRL_STATE_200MHZ);
-		if (IS_ERR(imx_data->pins_100mhz) ||
-				IS_ERR(imx_data->pins_200mhz)) {
-			dev_warn(mmc_dev(host->mmc),
-				"could not get ultra high speed state, work on normal mode\n");
-			/*
-			 * fall back to not supporting uhs by specifying no
-			 * 1.8v quirk
-			 */
-			host->quirks2 |= SDHCI_QUIRK2_NO_1_8_V;
-		}
-	} else {
-		host->quirks2 |= SDHCI_QUIRK2_NO_1_8_V;
 	}
 
 	/* call to generic mmc_of_parse to support additional capabilities */