--- a/common/cmd_mmc.c	2009-09-02 23:02:48.000000000 -0700
+++ b/common/cmd_mmc.c	2009-09-02 23:01:09.000000000 -0700
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@
 	"init [dev] - init MMC sub system\n"
 	"mmc device [dev] - show or set current device\n"
 );
+int do_mmcinit (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	char *argv2[] = {"mmc", "init"};
+	return do_mmc (cmdtp, flag, 2, argv2);
+}
+
+U_BOOT_CMD(
+	mmcinit,	1,	0,	do_mmcinit,
+	"mmcinit - init mmc card\n",
+	NULL
+);
 #else /* !CONFIG_GENERIC_MMC */
 
 static void print_mmcinfo(struct mmc *mmc)