diff --git a/hw/sd/sd.c b/hw/sd/sd.c
index 00a59450b7..d1c0b132c2 100644
--- a/hw/sd/sd.c
+++ b/hw/sd/sd.c
@@ -1078,6 +1078,21 @@ static sd_rsp_type_t sd_cmd_SEND_TUNING_BLOCK(SDState *sd, SDRequest req)
         return sd_r1;
 }
 
+static sd_rsp_type_t sd_cmd_SET_BLOCK_COUNT(SDState *sd, SDRequest req)
+{
+        if (sd->spec_version < SD_PHY_SPECv3_01_VERS) {
+            return sd_cmd_illegal(sd, req);
+        }
+
+        if (sd->state != sd_transfer_state) {
+            return sd_invalid_state_for_cmd(sd, req);
+        }
+
+        sd->multi_blk_cnt = req.arg;
+
+        return sd_r1;
+}
+
 static sd_rsp_type_t sd_normal_command(SDState *sd, SDRequest req)
 {
     uint32_t rca = 0x0000;
@@ -1321,20 +1336,6 @@ static sd_rsp_type_t sd_normal_command(SDState *sd, SDRequest req)
         }
         break;
 
-    case 23:    /* CMD23: SET_BLOCK_COUNT */
-        if (sd->spec_version < SD_PHY_SPECv3_01_VERS) {
-            return sd_invalid_state_for_cmd(sd, req);
-        }
-        switch (sd->state) {
-        case sd_transfer_state:
-            sd->multi_blk_cnt = req.arg;
-            return sd_r1;
-
-        default:
-            break;
-        }
-        break;
-
     /* Block write commands (Class 4) */
     case 24:  /* CMD24:  WRITE_SINGLE_BLOCK */
     case 25:  /* CMD25:  WRITE_MULTIPLE_BLOCK */
@@ -2158,6 +2159,7 @@ static const SDProto sd_proto_sd = {
         [3]         = sd_cmd_SEND_RELATIVE_ADDR,
         [5]         = sd_cmd_illegal,
         [19]        = sd_cmd_SEND_TUNING_BLOCK,
+        [23]        = sd_cmd_SET_BLOCK_COUNT,
         [52 ... 54] = sd_cmd_illegal,
         [58]        = sd_cmd_illegal,
         [59]        = sd_cmd_illegal,