diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
index e6fe4c424a62..e538edc1b4ea 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ static int sil24_exec_polled_cmd(struct ata_port *ap, int pmp,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int sil24_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *class,
-			   unsigned long deadline)
+static int sil24_do_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *class,
+			      int pmp, unsigned long deadline)
 {
 	unsigned long timeout_msec = 0;
 	struct ata_taskfile tf;
@@ -605,7 +605,8 @@ static int sil24_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *class,
 		timeout_msec = jiffies_to_msecs(deadline - jiffies);
 
 	ata_tf_init(ap->device, &tf);	/* doesn't really matter */
-	rc = sil24_exec_polled_cmd(ap, 0, &tf, 0, PRB_CTRL_SRST, timeout_msec);
+	rc = sil24_exec_polled_cmd(ap, pmp, &tf, 0, PRB_CTRL_SRST,
+				   timeout_msec);
 	if (rc == -EBUSY) {
 		reason = "timeout";
 		goto err;
@@ -629,6 +630,12 @@ static int sil24_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *class,
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
+static int sil24_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *class,
+			   unsigned long deadline)
+{
+	return sil24_do_softreset(ap, class, 0, deadline);
+}
+
 static int sil24_hardreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *class,
 			   unsigned long deadline)
 {