diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
index 541781328a..de3f569da1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
@@ -398,6 +398,26 @@ int mmc_send_tuning(struct mmc *mmc, u32 opcode, int *cmd_error)
 }
 #endif
 
+int mmc_send_stop_transmission(struct mmc *mmc, bool write)
+{
+	struct mmc_cmd cmd;
+
+	cmd.cmdidx = MMC_CMD_STOP_TRANSMISSION;
+	cmd.cmdarg = 0;
+	/*
+	 * JEDEC Standard No. 84-B51 Page 126
+	 * CMD12 STOP_TRANSMISSION R1/R1b[3]
+	 * NOTE 3 R1 for read cases and R1b for write cases.
+	 *
+	 * Physical Layer Simplified Specification Version 9.00
+	 * 7.3.1.3 Detailed Command Description
+	 * CMD12 R1b
+	 */
+	cmd.resp_type = (IS_SD(mmc) || write) ? MMC_RSP_R1b : MMC_RSP_R1;
+
+	return mmc_send_cmd(mmc, &cmd, NULL);
+}
+
 static int mmc_read_blocks(struct mmc *mmc, void *dst, lbaint_t start,
 			   lbaint_t blkcnt)
 {
@@ -425,19 +445,7 @@ static int mmc_read_blocks(struct mmc *mmc, void *dst, lbaint_t start,
 		return 0;
 
 	if (blkcnt > 1) {
-		cmd.cmdidx = MMC_CMD_STOP_TRANSMISSION;
-		cmd.cmdarg = 0;
-		/*
-		 * JEDEC Standard No. 84-B51 Page 126
-		 * CMD12 STOP_TRANSMISSION R1/R1b[3]
-		 * NOTE 3 R1 for read cases and R1b for write cases.
-		 *
-		 * Physical Layer Simplified Specification Version 9.00
-		 * 7.3.1.3 Detailed Command Description
-		 * CMD12 R1b
-		 */
-		cmd.resp_type = IS_SD(mmc) ? MMC_RSP_R1b : MMC_RSP_R1;
-		if (mmc_send_cmd(mmc, &cmd, NULL)) {
+		if (mmc_send_stop_transmission(mmc, false)) {
 #if !defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) || defined(CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT)
 			pr_err("mmc fail to send stop cmd\n");
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mmc.h b/include/mmc.h
index b8fbff150d..1022db3ffa 100644
--- a/include/mmc.h
+++ b/include/mmc.h
@@ -558,6 +558,8 @@ int mmc_deferred_probe(struct mmc *mmc);
 int mmc_reinit(struct mmc *mmc);
 int mmc_get_b_max(struct mmc *mmc, void *dst, lbaint_t blkcnt);
 int mmc_hs400_prepare_ddr(struct mmc *mmc);
+int mmc_send_stop_transmission(struct mmc *mmc, bool write);
+
 #else
 struct mmc_ops {
 	int (*send_cmd)(struct mmc *mmc,