4 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 4c35f0822d06..ef150ebb4c30 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -4737,7 +4737,7 @@ struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new_init(struct ata_device *dev, int tag)
                 return NULL;
 
         /* libsas case */
-        if (!ap->scsi_host) {
+        if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SAS_HOST) {
                 tag = ata_sas_allocate_tag(ap);
                 if (tag < 0)
                         return NULL;
@@ -4776,7 +4776,7 @@ void ata_qc_free(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
         tag = qc->tag;
         if (likely(ata_tag_valid(tag))) {
                 qc->tag = ATA_TAG_POISON;
-                if (!ap->scsi_host)
+                if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SAS_HOST)
                         ata_sas_free_tag(tag, ap);
         }
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index 9219953ee949..d9afc51af7d3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -6815,7 +6815,8 @@ static struct ata_port_operations ipr_sata_ops = {
 };
 
 static struct ata_port_info sata_port_info = {
-        .flags          = ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_PIO_DMA,
+        .flags          = ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_PIO_DMA |
+                          ATA_FLAG_SAS_HOST,
         .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4_ONLY,
         .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA2,
         .udma_mask      = ATA_UDMA6,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index 932d9cc98d2f..9c706d8c1441 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -547,7 +547,8 @@ static struct ata_port_operations sas_sata_ops = {
 };
 
 static struct ata_port_info sata_port_info = {
-        .flags = ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_PIO_DMA | ATA_FLAG_NCQ,
+        .flags = ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_PIO_DMA | ATA_FLAG_NCQ |
+                 ATA_FLAG_SAS_HOST,
         .pio_mask = ATA_PIO4,
         .mwdma_mask = ATA_MWDMA2,
         .udma_mask = ATA_UDMA6,
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index fc03efa64ffe..6b08cc106c21 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ enum {
                                               * led */
         ATA_FLAG_NO_DIPM        = (1 << 23), /* host not happy with DIPM */
         ATA_FLAG_LOWTAG         = (1 << 24), /* host wants lowest available tag */
+        ATA_FLAG_SAS_HOST       = (1 << 25), /* SAS host */
 
         /* bits 24:31 of ap->flags are reserved for LLD specific flags */