diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index a09840d0c221..8ce9a52d365b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -1757,8 +1757,7 @@ static void dw_mci_push_data16(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 		buf += len;
 		cnt -= len;
 		if (host->part_buf_count == 2) {
-			mci_writew(host, DATA(host->data_offset),
-					host->part_buf16);
+			mci_fifo_writew(host->fifo_reg, host->part_buf16);
 			host->part_buf_count = 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1775,15 +1774,14 @@ static void dw_mci_push_data16(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 			cnt -= len;
 			/* push data from aligned buffer into fifo */
 			for (i = 0; i < items; ++i)
-				mci_writew(host, DATA(host->data_offset),
-						aligned_buf[i]);
+				mci_fifo_writew(host->fifo_reg, aligned_buf[i]);
 		}
 	} else
 #endif
 	{
 		u16 *pdata = buf;
 		for (; cnt >= 2; cnt -= 2)
-			mci_writew(host, DATA(host->data_offset), *pdata++);
+			mci_fifo_writew(host->fifo_reg, *pdata++);
 		buf = pdata;
 	}
 	/* put anything remaining in the part_buf */
@@ -1792,8 +1790,7 @@ static void dw_mci_push_data16(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 		 /* Push data if we have reached the expected data length */
 		if ((data->bytes_xfered + init_cnt) ==
 		    (data->blksz * data->blocks))
-			mci_writew(host, DATA(host->data_offset),
-				   host->part_buf16);
+			mci_fifo_writew(host->fifo_reg, host->part_buf16);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1808,8 +1805,7 @@ static void dw_mci_pull_data16(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 			int items = len >> 1;
 			int i;
 			for (i = 0; i < items; ++i)
-				aligned_buf[i] = mci_readw(host,
-						DATA(host->data_offset));
+				aligned_buf[i] = mci_fifo_readw(host->fifo_reg);
 			/* memcpy from aligned buffer into output buffer */
 			memcpy(buf, aligned_buf, len);
 			buf += len;
@@ -1820,11 +1816,11 @@ static void dw_mci_pull_data16(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 	{
 		u16 *pdata = buf;
 		for (; cnt >= 2; cnt -= 2)
-			*pdata++ = mci_readw(host, DATA(host->data_offset));
+			*pdata++ = mci_fifo_readw(host->fifo_reg);
 		buf = pdata;
 	}
 	if (cnt) {
-		host->part_buf16 = mci_readw(host, DATA(host->data_offset));
+		host->part_buf16 = mci_fifo_readw(host->fifo_reg);
 		dw_mci_pull_final_bytes(host, buf, cnt);
 	}
 }
@@ -1840,8 +1836,7 @@ static void dw_mci_push_data32(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 		buf += len;
 		cnt -= len;
 		if (host->part_buf_count == 4) {
-			mci_writel(host, DATA(host->data_offset),
-					host->part_buf32);
+			mci_fifo_writel(host->fifo_reg,	host->part_buf32);
 			host->part_buf_count = 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1858,15 +1853,14 @@ static void dw_mci_push_data32(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 			cnt -= len;
 			/* push data from aligned buffer into fifo */
 			for (i = 0; i < items; ++i)
-				mci_writel(host, DATA(host->data_offset),
-						aligned_buf[i]);
+				mci_fifo_writel(host->fifo_reg,	aligned_buf[i]);
 		}
 	} else
 #endif
 	{
 		u32 *pdata = buf;
 		for (; cnt >= 4; cnt -= 4)
-			mci_writel(host, DATA(host->data_offset), *pdata++);
+			mci_fifo_writel(host->fifo_reg, *pdata++);
 		buf = pdata;
 	}
 	/* put anything remaining in the part_buf */
@@ -1875,8 +1869,7 @@ static void dw_mci_push_data32(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 		 /* Push data if we have reached the expected data length */
 		if ((data->bytes_xfered + init_cnt) ==
 		    (data->blksz * data->blocks))
-			mci_writel(host, DATA(host->data_offset),
-				   host->part_buf32);
+			mci_fifo_writel(host->fifo_reg, host->part_buf32);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1891,8 +1884,7 @@ static void dw_mci_pull_data32(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 			int items = len >> 2;
 			int i;
 			for (i = 0; i < items; ++i)
-				aligned_buf[i] = mci_readl(host,
-						DATA(host->data_offset));
+				aligned_buf[i] = mci_fifo_readl(host->fifo_reg);
 			/* memcpy from aligned buffer into output buffer */
 			memcpy(buf, aligned_buf, len);
 			buf += len;
@@ -1903,11 +1895,11 @@ static void dw_mci_pull_data32(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 	{
 		u32 *pdata = buf;
 		for (; cnt >= 4; cnt -= 4)
-			*pdata++ = mci_readl(host, DATA(host->data_offset));
+			*pdata++ = mci_fifo_readl(host->fifo_reg);
 		buf = pdata;
 	}
 	if (cnt) {
-		host->part_buf32 = mci_readl(host, DATA(host->data_offset));
+		host->part_buf32 = mci_fifo_readl(host->fifo_reg);
 		dw_mci_pull_final_bytes(host, buf, cnt);
 	}
 }
@@ -1924,8 +1916,7 @@ static void dw_mci_push_data64(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 		cnt -= len;
 
 		if (host->part_buf_count == 8) {
-			mci_writeq(host, DATA(host->data_offset),
-					host->part_buf);
+			mci_fifo_writeq(host->fifo_reg,	host->part_buf);
 			host->part_buf_count = 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1942,15 +1933,14 @@ static void dw_mci_push_data64(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 			cnt -= len;
 			/* push data from aligned buffer into fifo */
 			for (i = 0; i < items; ++i)
-				mci_writeq(host, DATA(host->data_offset),
-						aligned_buf[i]);
+				mci_fifo_writeq(host->fifo_reg,	aligned_buf[i]);
 		}
 	} else
 #endif
 	{
 		u64 *pdata = buf;
 		for (; cnt >= 8; cnt -= 8)
-			mci_writeq(host, DATA(host->data_offset), *pdata++);
+			mci_fifo_writeq(host->fifo_reg, *pdata++);
 		buf = pdata;
 	}
 	/* put anything remaining in the part_buf */
@@ -1959,8 +1949,7 @@ static void dw_mci_push_data64(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 		/* Push data if we have reached the expected data length */
 		if ((data->bytes_xfered + init_cnt) ==
 		    (data->blksz * data->blocks))
-			mci_writeq(host, DATA(host->data_offset),
-				   host->part_buf);
+			mci_fifo_writeq(host->fifo_reg, host->part_buf);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1975,8 +1964,8 @@ static void dw_mci_pull_data64(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 			int items = len >> 3;
 			int i;
 			for (i = 0; i < items; ++i)
-				aligned_buf[i] = mci_readq(host,
-						DATA(host->data_offset));
+				aligned_buf[i] = mci_fifo_readq(host->fifo_reg);
+
 			/* memcpy from aligned buffer into output buffer */
 			memcpy(buf, aligned_buf, len);
 			buf += len;
@@ -1987,11 +1976,11 @@ static void dw_mci_pull_data64(struct dw_mci *host, void *buf, int cnt)
 	{
 		u64 *pdata = buf;
 		for (; cnt >= 8; cnt -= 8)
-			*pdata++ = mci_readq(host, DATA(host->data_offset));
+			*pdata++ = mci_fifo_readq(host->fifo_reg);
 		buf = pdata;
 	}
 	if (cnt) {
-		host->part_buf = mci_readq(host, DATA(host->data_offset));
+		host->part_buf = mci_fifo_readq(host->fifo_reg);
 		dw_mci_pull_final_bytes(host, buf, cnt);
 	}
 }
@@ -2852,9 +2841,9 @@ int dw_mci_probe(struct dw_mci *host)
 	dev_info(host->dev, "Version ID is %04x\n", host->verid);
 
 	if (host->verid < DW_MMC_240A)
-		host->data_offset = DATA_OFFSET;
+		host->fifo_reg = host->regs + DATA_OFFSET;
 	else
-		host->data_offset = DATA_240A_OFFSET;
+		host->fifo_reg = host->regs + DATA_240A_OFFSET;
 
 	tasklet_init(&host->tasklet, dw_mci_tasklet_func, (unsigned long)host);
 	ret = devm_request_irq(host->dev, host->irq, dw_mci_interrupt,
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.h b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.h
index b8051d049fb7..f45ab91de339 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.h
@@ -169,6 +169,16 @@
 #define SDMMC_CTRL_ALL_RESET_FLAGS \
 	(SDMMC_CTRL_RESET | SDMMC_CTRL_FIFO_RESET | SDMMC_CTRL_DMA_RESET)
 
+/* FIFO register access macros. These should not change the data endian-ness
+ * as they are written to memory to be dealt with by the upper layers */
+#define mci_fifo_readw(__reg)	__raw_readw(__reg)
+#define mci_fifo_readl(__reg)	__raw_readl(__reg)
+#define mci_fifo_readq(__reg)	__raw_readq(__reg)
+
+#define mci_fifo_writew(__value, __reg)	__raw_writew(__reg, __value)
+#define mci_fifo_writel(__value, __reg)	__raw_writel(__reg, __value)
+#define mci_fifo_writeq(__value, __reg)	__raw_writeq(__reg, __value)
+
 /* Register access macros */
 #define mci_readl(dev, reg)			\
 	readl_relaxed((dev)->regs + SDMMC_##reg)
@@ -200,6 +210,10 @@
 	(*(volatile u64 __force *)((dev)->regs + SDMMC_##reg))
 #define mci_writeq(dev, reg, value)			\
 	(*(volatile u64 __force *)((dev)->regs + SDMMC_##reg) = (value))
+
+#define __raw_writeq(__value, __reg) \
+	(*(volatile u64 __force *)(__reg) = (__value))
+#define __raw_readq(__reg) (*(volatile u64 __force *)(__reg))
 #endif
 
 extern int dw_mci_probe(struct dw_mci *host);
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/dw_mmc.h b/include/linux/mmc/dw_mmc.h
index 9efc567e3ced..12111993a317 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/dw_mmc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/dw_mmc.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct mmc_data;
  * struct dw_mci - MMC controller state shared between all slots
  * @lock: Spinlock protecting the queue and associated data.
  * @regs: Pointer to MMIO registers.
+ * @fifo_reg: Pointer to MMIO registers for data FIFO
  * @sg: Scatterlist entry currently being processed by PIO code, if any.
  * @sg_miter: PIO mapping scatterlist iterator.
  * @cur_slot: The slot which is currently using the controller.
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@ struct mmc_data;
  * @current_speed: Configured rate of the controller.
  * @num_slots: Number of slots available.
  * @verid: Denote Version ID.
- * @data_offset: Set the offset of DATA register according to VERID.
  * @dev: Device associated with the MMC controller.
  * @pdata: Platform data associated with the MMC controller.
  * @drv_data: Driver specific data for identified variant of the controller
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ struct dw_mci {
 	spinlock_t		lock;
 	spinlock_t		irq_lock;
 	void __iomem		*regs;
+	void __iomem		*fifo_reg;
 
 	struct scatterlist	*sg;
 	struct sg_mapping_iter	sg_miter;
@@ -172,7 +173,6 @@ struct dw_mci {
 	u32			num_slots;
 	u32			fifoth_val;
 	u16			verid;
-	u16			data_offset;
 	struct device		*dev;
 	struct dw_mci_board	*pdata;
 	const struct dw_mci_drv_data	*drv_data;