diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc.txt
index 438899e8829b..0384fc3f64e8 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ Optional properties:
   below for the case, when a GPIO is used for the CD line
 - wp-inverted: when present, polarity on the WP line is inverted. See the note
   below for the case, when a GPIO is used for the WP line
+- disable-wp: When set no physical WP line is present. This property should
+  only be specified when the controller has a dedicated write-protect
+  detection logic. If a GPIO is always used for the write-protect detection
+  logic it is sufficient to not specify wp-gpios property in the absence of a WP
+  line.
 - max-frequency: maximum operating clock frequency
 - no-1-8-v: when present, denotes that 1.8v card voltage is not supported on
   this system, even if the controller claims it is.
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
index 86c495b7a335..99a9c9011c50 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
@@ -484,6 +484,9 @@ int mmc_of_parse(struct mmc_host *host)
 	else if (ret != -ENOENT)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (of_property_read_bool(np, "disable-wp"))
+		host->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_NO_WRITE_PROTECT;
+
 	/* See the comment on CD inversion above */
 	if (ro_cap_invert ^ ro_gpio_invert)
 		host->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_RO_ACTIVE_HIGH;