diff --git a/drivers/mmcsd/mmcsd_sdio.c b/drivers/mmcsd/mmcsd_sdio.c
index 49023628ea2..9507ffbf0c4 100644
--- a/drivers/mmcsd/mmcsd_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmcsd/mmcsd_sdio.c
@@ -493,6 +493,25 @@ static int mmcsd_recv_r6(FAR struct mmcsd_state_s *priv, uint32_t cmd)
 static int mmcsd_get_scr(FAR struct mmcsd_state_s *priv, uint32_t scr[2])
 {
   int ret;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SDIO_DMA
+  bool drop = false;
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SDIO_DMA) && defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_SDIO_PREFLIGHT)
+  /* If we think we are going to perform a DMA transfer, make sure that we
+   * will be able to before we commit the card to the operation.
+   */
+
+  if ((priv->caps & SDIO_CAPS_DMASUPPORTED) != 0)
+    {
+      ret = SDIO_DMAPREFLIGHT(priv->dev, (FAR uint8_t *)scr, 8);
+      if (ret != OK)
+        {
+          finfo("SDIO_DMAPREFLIGHT: error %d, drop to RECVSETUP\n", ret);
+          drop = true;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
 
   /* Set Block Size To 8 Bytes */
 
@@ -506,7 +525,22 @@ static int mmcsd_get_scr(FAR struct mmcsd_state_s *priv, uint32_t scr[2])
   /* Setup up to receive data with interrupt mode */
 
   SDIO_BLOCKSETUP(priv->dev, 8, 1);
-  SDIO_RECVSETUP(priv->dev, (FAR uint8_t *)scr, 8);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SDIO_DMA
+  if (!drop && (priv->caps & SDIO_CAPS_DMASUPPORTED) != 0)
+    {
+      ret = SDIO_DMARECVSETUP(priv->dev, (FAR uint8_t *)scr, 8);
+      if (ret != OK)
+        {
+          finfo("SDIO_DMARECVSETUP: error %d, drop to RECVSETUP\n", ret);
+          drop = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+  if (drop)
+#endif
+    {
+      SDIO_RECVSETUP(priv->dev, (FAR uint8_t *)scr, 8);
+    }
 
   SDIO_WAITENABLE(priv->dev,
                   SDIOWAIT_TRANSFERDONE | SDIOWAIT_TIMEOUT | SDIOWAIT_ERROR,
@@ -2621,7 +2655,7 @@ static int mmcsd_ioctl(FAR struct inode *inode, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
       }
       break;
 
-    case MMC_IOC_MULTI_CMD: /* MMCSD device ioctl muti commands */
+    case MMC_IOC_MULTI_CMD: /* MMCSD device ioctl multi commands */
       {
         finfo("MMC_IOC_MULTI_CMD\n");
         ret = mmcsd_multi_iocmd(part, (FAR struct mmc_ioc_multi_cmd *)arg);