diff --git a/litex/soc/integration/soc.py b/litex/soc/integration/soc.py
index ac12c5765..9ba9e91f5 100644
--- a/litex/soc/integration/soc.py
+++ b/litex/soc/integration/soc.py
@@ -1238,11 +1238,11 @@ class LiteXSoC(SoC):
         self.add_csr(name)
 
     # Add SPI SDCard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    def add_spi_sdcard(self, name="spisdcard", clk_freq=400e3):
+    def add_spi_sdcard(self, name="spisdcard", spi_clk_freq=400e3):
         pads = self.platform.request(name)
         if hasattr(pads, "rst"):
             self.comb += pads.rst.eq(0)
-        spisdcard = SPIMaster(pads, 8, self.sys_clk_freq, 400e3)
+        spisdcard = SPIMaster(pads, 32, self.sys_clk_freq, spi_clk_freq, mode="aligned")
         spisdcard.add_clk_divider()
         setattr(self.submodules, name, spisdcard)
         self.add_csr(name)
diff --git a/litex/soc/software/liblitesdcard/spisdcard.c b/litex/soc/software/liblitesdcard/spisdcard.c
index b6bf9a3f6..5d336560a 100644
--- a/litex/soc/software/liblitesdcard/spisdcard.c
+++ b/litex/soc/software/liblitesdcard/spisdcard.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 //#define SPISDCARD_DEBUG
 
 #ifndef SPISDCARD_CLK_FREQ_INIT
-#define SPISDCARD_CLK_FREQ_INIT 200000
+#define SPISDCARD_CLK_FREQ_INIT 400000
 #endif
 #ifndef SPISDCARD_CLK_FREQ
 #define SPISDCARD_CLK_FREQ 25000000
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ static void busy_wait_us(unsigned int us)
 }
 
 static uint8_t spisdcardreceive_block(uint8_t *buf) {
+    uint8_t i;
     uint32_t timeout;
 
     /* Wait 100ms for a start of block */
@@ -139,7 +140,18 @@ static uint8_t spisdcardreceive_block(uint8_t *buf) {
         return 0;
 
     /* Receive block */
-    spisdcardread_bytes(buf, 512);
+    spisdcard_mosi_write(0xffffffff);
+    for (i=0; i<128; i++) {
+        uint32_t word;
+        spisdcard_control_write(32*SPI_LENGTH | SPI_START);
+        while(spisdcard_status_read() != SPI_DONE);
+        word = spisdcard_miso_read();
+        buf[0] = (word >> 24) & 0xff;
+        buf[1] = (word >> 16) & 0xff;
+        buf[2] = (word >>  8) & 0xff;
+        buf[3] = (word >>  0) & 0xff;
+        buf += 4;
+    }
 
     /* Discard CRC */
     spi_xfer(0xff);