diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 0a74785e575b..56f7f3600469 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -2043,8 +2043,11 @@ static int mmc_do_erase(struct mmc_card *card, unsigned int from,
 	 * the erase operation does not exceed the max_busy_timeout, we should
 	 * use R1B response. Or we need to prevent the host from doing hw busy
 	 * detection, which is done by converting to a R1 response instead.
+	 * Note, some hosts requires R1B, which also means they are on their own
+	 * when it comes to deal with the busy timeout.
 	 */
-	if (card->host->max_busy_timeout &&
+	if (!(card->host->caps & MMC_CAP_NEED_RSP_BUSY) &&
+	    card->host->max_busy_timeout &&
 	    busy_timeout > card->host->max_busy_timeout) {
 		cmd.flags = MMC_RSP_SPI_R1 | MMC_RSP_R1 | MMC_CMD_AC;
 	} else {