diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
index c9318bda46a3..6544226c1b28 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
@@ -480,6 +480,35 @@ static void sil24_eng_timeout(struct ata_port *ap)
 	sil24_reset_controller(ap);
 }
 
+static void sil24_error_intr(struct ata_port *ap, u32 slot_stat)
+{
+	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
+	struct sil24_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
+	void *port = pp->port;
+	u32 irq_stat, cmd_err, sstatus, serror;
+
+	irq_stat = readl(port + PORT_IRQ_STAT);
+	cmd_err = readl(port + PORT_CMD_ERR);
+	sstatus = readl(port + PORT_SSTATUS);
+	serror = readl(port + PORT_SERROR);
+
+	/* Clear IRQ/errors */
+	writel(irq_stat, port + PORT_IRQ_STAT);
+	if (cmd_err)
+		writel(cmd_err, port + PORT_CMD_ERR);
+	if (serror)
+		writel(serror, port + PORT_SERROR);
+
+	printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME " ata%u: error interrupt on port%d\n"
+	       "  stat=0x%x irq=0x%x cmd_err=%d sstatus=0x%x serror=0x%x\n",
+	       ap->id, ap->port_no, slot_stat, irq_stat, cmd_err, sstatus, serror);
+
+	if (qc)
+		ata_qc_complete(qc, ATA_ERR);
+
+	sil24_reset_controller(ap);
+}
+
 static inline void sil24_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
@@ -491,30 +520,8 @@ static inline void sil24_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap)
 	if (!(slot_stat & HOST_SSTAT_ATTN)) {
 		if (qc)
 			ata_qc_complete(qc, 0);
-	} else {
-		u32 irq_stat, cmd_err, sstatus, serror;
-
-		irq_stat = readl(port + PORT_IRQ_STAT);
-		cmd_err = readl(port + PORT_CMD_ERR);
-		sstatus = readl(port + PORT_SSTATUS);
-		serror = readl(port + PORT_SERROR);
-
-		/* Clear IRQ/errors */
-		writel(irq_stat, port + PORT_IRQ_STAT);
-		if (cmd_err)
-			writel(cmd_err, port + PORT_CMD_ERR);
-		if (serror)
-			writel(serror, port + PORT_SERROR);
-
-		printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME " ata%u: error interrupt on port%d\n"
-		       "  stat=0x%x irq=0x%x cmd_err=%d sstatus=0x%x serror=0x%x\n",
-		       ap->id, ap->port_no, slot_stat, irq_stat, cmd_err, sstatus, serror);
-
-		if (qc)
-			ata_qc_complete(qc, ATA_ERR);
-
-		sil24_reset_controller(ap);
-	}
+	} else
+		sil24_error_intr(ap, slot_stat);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t sil24_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance, struct pt_regs *regs)