Index: sys/dev/mmc/host/dwmmc.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/mmc/host/dwmmc.c
+++ sys/dev/mmc/host/dwmmc.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
 #else
 	DWMMC_LOCK(sc);
 
-	if (READ4(sc, SDMMC_CDETECT) == 0) {
+	if (READ4(sc, SDMMC_CDETECT) == 0 || sc->card_detect_broken) {
 		if (sc->child == NULL) {
 			if (bootverbose)
 				device_printf(sc->dev, "Card inserted\n");
Index: sys/dev/mmc/host/dwmmc_altera.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/mmc/host/dwmmc_altera.c
+++ sys/dev/mmc/host/dwmmc_altera.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 	if (ofw_bus_node_is_compatible(root, "altr,socfpga-stratix10")) {
 		sc->bus_hz = 24000000;
 		sc->use_pio = 1;
+		sc->card_detect_broken = 1;
 	}
 
 	return (dwmmc_attach(dev));
Index: sys/dev/mmc/host/dwmmc_var.h
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/mmc/host/dwmmc_var.h
+++ sys/dev/mmc/host/dwmmc_var.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 	device_t		child;
 	struct task		card_task;	/* Card presence check task */
 	struct timeout_task	card_delayed_task;/* Card insert delayed task */
+	uint32_t		card_detect_broken;
 
 	int			(*update_ios)(struct dwmmc_softc *sc, struct mmc_ios *ios);