diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/am6_init.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/am6_init.c
index 8d107b870b..9d3c62b3f4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/am6_init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/am6_init.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <dm/uclass-internal.h>
 #include <dm/pinctrl.h>
 #include <linux/soc/ti/ti_sci_protocol.h>
+#include <mmc.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 #ifdef CONFIG_K3_LOAD_SYSFW
@@ -86,6 +87,33 @@ static void store_boot_index_from_rom(void)
 	bootindex = *(u32 *)(CONFIG_SYS_K3_BOOT_PARAM_TABLE_INDEX);
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_K3_LOAD_SYSFW)
+void k3_mmc_stop_clock(void)
+{
+	if (spl_boot_device() == BOOT_DEVICE_MMC1) {
+		struct mmc *mmc = find_mmc_device(0);
+
+		if (!mmc)
+			return;
+
+		mmc->saved_clock = mmc->clock;
+		mmc_set_clock(mmc, 0, true);
+	}
+}
+
+void k3_mmc_restart_clock(void)
+{
+	if (spl_boot_device() == BOOT_DEVICE_MMC1) {
+		struct mmc *mmc = find_mmc_device(0);
+
+		if (!mmc)
+			return;
+
+		mmc_set_clock(mmc, mmc->saved_clock, false);
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
 void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_K3_LOAD_SYSFW) || defined(CONFIG_K3_AM654_DDRSS)
@@ -128,7 +156,10 @@ void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 	 * callback hook, effectively switching on (or over) the console
 	 * output.
 	 */
-	k3_sysfw_loader(preloader_console_init);
+	k3_sysfw_loader(k3_mmc_stop_clock, k3_mmc_restart_clock);
+
+	/* Prepare console output */
+	preloader_console_init();
 
 	/* Disable ROM configured firewalls right after loading sysfw */
 #ifdef CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/include/mach/sysfw-loader.h b/arch/arm/mach-k3/include/mach/sysfw-loader.h
index 36eb265348..6f5612b4fd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/include/mach/sysfw-loader.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/include/mach/sysfw-loader.h
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 #ifndef _SYSFW_LOADER_H_
 #define _SYSFW_LOADER_H_
 
-void k3_sysfw_loader(void (*config_pm_done_callback)(void));
+void k3_sysfw_loader(void (*config_pm_pre_callback)(void), void (*config_pm_done_callback)(void));
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
index f7f7398081..0994522f6c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <dm.h>
 #include <dm/uclass-internal.h>
 #include <dm/pinctrl.h>
+#include <mmc.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 #ifdef CONFIG_K3_LOAD_SYSFW
@@ -100,6 +101,33 @@ static void ctrl_mmr_unlock(void)
 	mmr_unlock(CTRL_MMR0_BASE, 7);
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_K3_LOAD_SYSFW)
+void k3_mmc_stop_clock(void)
+{
+	if (spl_boot_device() == BOOT_DEVICE_MMC1) {
+		struct mmc *mmc = find_mmc_device(0);
+
+		if (!mmc)
+			return;
+
+		mmc->saved_clock = mmc->clock;
+		mmc_set_clock(mmc, 0, true);
+	}
+}
+
+void k3_mmc_restart_clock(void)
+{
+	if (spl_boot_device() == BOOT_DEVICE_MMC1) {
+		struct mmc *mmc = find_mmc_device(0);
+
+		if (!mmc)
+			return;
+
+		mmc_set_clock(mmc, mmc->saved_clock, false);
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * This uninitialized global variable would normal end up in the .bss section,
  * but the .bss is cleared between writing and reading this variable, so move
@@ -154,7 +182,10 @@ void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 	 * callback hook, effectively switching on (or over) the console
 	 * output.
 	 */
-	k3_sysfw_loader(preloader_console_init);
+	k3_sysfw_loader(k3_mmc_stop_clock, k3_mmc_restart_clock);
+
+	/* Prepare console output */
+	preloader_console_init();
 
 	/* Disable ROM configured firewalls right after loading sysfw */
 #ifdef CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/sysfw-loader.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/sysfw-loader.c
index 5903bbe12a..8386499ed6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/sysfw-loader.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/sysfw-loader.c
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ static void k3_sysfw_configure_using_fit(void *fit,
 		      ret);
 }
 
-void k3_sysfw_loader(void (*config_pm_done_callback)(void))
+void k3_sysfw_loader(void (*config_pm_pre_callback) (void),
+		     void (*config_pm_done_callback)(void))
 {
 	struct spl_image_info spl_image = { 0 };
 	struct spl_boot_device bootdev = { 0 };
@@ -264,6 +265,9 @@ void k3_sysfw_loader(void (*config_pm_done_callback)(void))
 	/* Parse and apply the different SYSFW configuration fragments */
 	k3_sysfw_configure_using_fit(sysfw_load_address, ti_sci);
 
+	if (config_pm_pre_callback)
+		config_pm_pre_callback();
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that all clocks and PM aspects are setup, invoke a user-
 	 * provided callback function. Usually this callback would be used
