diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
index 3bb337a399f9..4566f43305d5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static int mmc_busy_status(struct mmc_card *card, bool retry_crc_err,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	*busy = R1_CURRENT_STATE(status) == R1_STATE_PRG;
+	*busy = !mmc_ready_for_data(status);
 	return 0;
 }