diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c b/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
index 01734d54c69c..95bf3abda6f6 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
@@ -1523,8 +1523,6 @@ static int sata_fsl_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	ata_host_activate(host, irq, sata_fsl_interrupt, SATA_FSL_IRQ_FLAG,
 			  &sata_fsl_sht);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(ofdev, host);
-
 	host_priv->intr_coalescing.show = fsl_sata_intr_coalescing_show;
 	host_priv->intr_coalescing.store = fsl_sata_intr_coalescing_store;
 	sysfs_attr_init(&host_priv->intr_coalescing.attr);