diff --git a/drivers/mmc/socfpga_dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/socfpga_dw_mmc.c
index f738019..3147d30 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/socfpga_dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/socfpga_dw_mmc.c
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@
 	 * We only have one dwmmc block on gen5 SoCFPGA.
 	 */
 	host->dev_index = 0;
-	host->fifoth_val = MSIZE(0x2) |
-		RX_WMARK(fifo_depth / 2 - 1) | TX_WMARK(fifo_depth / 2);
+
+	host->fifo_depth = fifo_depth;
 	priv->drvsel = fdtdec_get_uint(gd->fdt_blob, dev_of_offset(dev),
 				       "drvsel", 3);
 	priv->smplsel = fdtdec_get_uint(gd->fdt_blob, dev_of_offset(dev),