diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices/platform-sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices/platform-sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index 6b2940b..a880f73 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices/platform-sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices/platform-sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ imx53_sdhci_esdhc_imx_data[] __initconst = {
 };
 #endif /* ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX53 */

+static const struct esdhc_platform_data default_esdhc_pdata __initconst = {
+       .wp_type = ESDHC_WP_NONE,
+       .cd_type = ESDHC_CD_NONE,
+};
+
 struct platform_device *__init imx_add_sdhci_esdhc_imx(
                const struct imx_sdhci_esdhc_imx_data *data,
                const struct esdhc_platform_data *pdata)
@@ -81,6 +86,13 @@ struct platform_device *__init imx_add_sdhci_esdhc_imx(
                },
        };

+       /*
+        * If machine does not provide a pdata, use the default one
+        * which means none WP/CD support
+        */
+       if (!pdata)
+               pdata = &default_esdhc_pdata;
+
        return imx_add_platform_device("sdhci-esdhc-imx", data->id, res,
                        ARRAY_SIZE(res), pdata, sizeof(*pdata));
 }