diff --git a/drivers/ata/libahci.c b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
index 284a176076f5..402967902cbe 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ void ahci_save_initial_config(struct device *dev, struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* fabricate port_map from cap.nr_ports */
-	if (!port_map) {
+	/* fabricate port_map from cap.nr_ports for < AHCI 1.3 */
+	if (!port_map && vers < 0x10300) {
 		port_map = (1 << ahci_nr_ports(cap)) - 1;
 		dev_warn(dev, "forcing PORTS_IMPL to 0x%x\n", port_map);