diff --git a/os/hal/include/hal_sdc.h b/os/hal/include/hal_sdc.h
index 00da61b6da..b9eddecb43 100644
--- a/os/hal/include/hal_sdc.h
+++ b/os/hal/include/hal_sdc.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ extern "C" {
   bool sdcGetInfo(SDCDriver *sdcp, BlockDeviceInfo *bdip);
   bool sdcErase(SDCDriver *sdcp, uint32_t startblk, uint32_t endblk);
   bool _sdc_wait_for_transfer_state(SDCDriver *sdcp);
+  bool _sdc_wait_for_transfer_state_nocrc(SDCDriver *sdcp);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/os/hal/src/hal_sdc.c b/os/hal/src/hal_sdc.c
index f998b4393d..a3046bc67c 100644
--- a/os/hal/src/hal_sdc.c
+++ b/os/hal/src/hal_sdc.c
@@ -499,13 +499,18 @@ static bool mmc_set_bus_width(SDCDriver *sdcp) {
  *
  * @notapi
  */
-bool _sdc_wait_for_transfer_state(SDCDriver *sdcp) {
+bool _sdc_wait_transfer_state_internal(SDCDriver *sdcp, bool crc_check) {
   uint32_t resp[1];
+  bool cmd_fail;
 
   while (true) {
-    if (sdc_lld_send_cmd_short_crc(sdcp, MMCSD_CMD_SEND_STATUS,
-                                   sdcp->rca, resp) ||
-        MMCSD_R1_ERROR(resp[0])) {
+    if (crc_check) {
+      cmd_fail = sdc_lld_send_cmd_short_crc(sdcp, MMCSD_CMD_SEND_STATUS, sdcp->rca, resp);
+    } else {
+      cmd_fail = sdc_lld_send_cmd_short(sdcp, MMCSD_CMD_SEND_STATUS, sdcp->rca, resp);
+    }
+
+    if (cmd_fail || MMCSD_R1_ERROR(resp[0])) {
       return HAL_FAILED;
     }
 
@@ -527,6 +532,14 @@ bool _sdc_wait_for_transfer_state(SDCDriver *sdcp) {
   }
 }
 
+bool _sdc_wait_for_transfer_state(SDCDriver *sdcp) {
+  return _sdc_wait_transfer_state_internal(sdcp, true);
+}
+
+bool _sdc_wait_for_transfer_state_nocrc(SDCDriver *sdcp) {
+  return _sdc_wait_transfer_state_internal(sdcp, false);
+}
+
 /*===========================================================================*/
 /* Driver exported functions.                                                */
 /*===========================================================================*/
@@ -723,6 +736,11 @@ bool sdcConnect(SDCDriver *sdcp) {
   }
   sdc_lld_set_data_clk(sdcp, clk);
 
+  /* Not checking CRC here according to JEDEC Standard No. 84-B51 6.6.2 */
+  if (HAL_SUCCESS != _sdc_wait_for_transfer_state_nocrc(sdcp)) {
+    goto failed;
+  }
+
   /* Block length fixed at 512 bytes.*/
   if (sdc_lld_send_cmd_short_crc(sdcp, MMCSD_CMD_SET_BLOCKLEN,
                                  MMCSD_BLOCK_SIZE, resp) ||