diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 89a9d4a2efc8..1c9f80fbc51c 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -5051,6 +5051,18 @@ int ata_sas_port_init(struct ata_port *ap)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sas_port_init);
 
+int ata_sas_tport_add(struct device *parent, struct ata_port *ap)
+{
+	return ata_tport_add(parent, ap);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sas_tport_add);
+
+void ata_sas_tport_delete(struct ata_port *ap)
+{
+	ata_tport_delete(ap);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sas_tport_delete);
+
 /**
  *	ata_sas_port_destroy - Destroy a SATA port allocated by ata_sas_port_alloc
  *	@ap: SATA port to destroy
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index 0cc1567eacc1..ff1d612f6fb9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -577,6 +577,11 @@ int sas_ata_init(struct domain_device *found_dev)
 		ata_sas_port_destroy(ap);
 		return rc;
 	}
+	rc = ata_sas_tport_add(found_dev->sata_dev.ata_host.dev, ap);
+	if (rc) {
+		ata_sas_port_destroy(ap);
+		return rc;
+	}
 	found_dev->sata_dev.ap = ap;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c
index a0fa7ef3a071..1ffca28fe6a8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ void sas_free_device(struct kref *kref)
 		kfree(dev->ex_dev.ex_phy);
 
 	if (dev_is_sata(dev) && dev->sata_dev.ap) {
+		ata_sas_tport_delete(dev->sata_dev.ap);
 		ata_sas_port_destroy(dev->sata_dev.ap);
 		dev->sata_dev.ap = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 1795fecdea17..0619ebf4d475 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -1130,6 +1130,8 @@ extern void ata_sas_async_probe(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_sas_sync_probe(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_sas_port_init(struct ata_port *);
 extern int ata_sas_port_start(struct ata_port *ap);
+extern int ata_sas_tport_add(struct device *parent, struct ata_port *ap);
+extern void ata_sas_tport_delete(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_sas_port_stop(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_sas_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *, struct ata_port *);
 extern int ata_sas_queuecmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, struct ata_port *ap);