diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
index 2aef41112c43..f286a6f1c0db 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
@@ -2175,9 +2175,12 @@ ata_scsi_find_dev(struct ata_port *ap, const struct scsi_device *scsidev)
 	if (unlikely(!ata_dev_present(dev)))
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (!atapi_enabled) {
-		if (unlikely(dev->class == ATA_DEV_ATAPI))
+	if (!atapi_enabled || (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_NO_ATAPI)) {
+		if (unlikely(dev->class == ATA_DEV_ATAPI)) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "ata%u(%u): WARNING: ATAPI is %s, device ignored.\n",
+			       ap->id, dev->devno, atapi_enabled ? "not supported with this driver" : "disabled");
 			return NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return dev;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c
index 3e7866b51ac6..b2bf16a9bf4b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ enum {
 	MV_FLAG_DUAL_HC		= (1 << 30),  /* two SATA Host Controllers */
 	MV_FLAG_IRQ_COALESCE	= (1 << 29),  /* IRQ coalescing capability */
 	MV_COMMON_FLAGS		= (ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
-				   ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET | ATA_FLAG_MMIO),
+				   ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET | ATA_FLAG_MMIO |
+				   ATA_FLAG_NO_ATAPI),
 	MV_6XXX_FLAGS		= MV_FLAG_IRQ_COALESCE,
 
 	CRQB_FLAG_READ		= (1 << 0),
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
index e2e146a14f97..da7fa04b8a73 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ enum {
 	PDC_HAS_PATA		= (1 << 1), /* PDC20375 has PATA */
 
 	PDC_RESET		= (1 << 11), /* HDMA reset */
+
+	PDC_COMMON_FLAGS	= ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY | ATA_FLAG_SRST |
+				  ATA_FLAG_MMIO | ATA_FLAG_NO_ATAPI,
 };
 
 
@@ -162,8 +165,7 @@ static const struct ata_port_info pdc_port_info[] = {
 	/* board_2037x */
 	{
 		.sht		= &pdc_ata_sht,
-		.host_flags	= ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
-				  ATA_FLAG_SRST | ATA_FLAG_MMIO,
+		.host_flags	= PDC_COMMON_FLAGS | ATA_FLAG_SATA,
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f, /* pio0-4 */
 		.mwdma_mask	= 0x07, /* mwdma0-2 */
 		.udma_mask	= 0x7f, /* udma0-6 ; FIXME */
@@ -173,8 +175,7 @@ static const struct ata_port_info pdc_port_info[] = {
 	/* board_20319 */
 	{
 		.sht		= &pdc_ata_sht,
-		.host_flags	= ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
-				  ATA_FLAG_SRST | ATA_FLAG_MMIO,
+		.host_flags	= PDC_COMMON_FLAGS | ATA_FLAG_SATA,
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f, /* pio0-4 */
 		.mwdma_mask	= 0x07, /* mwdma0-2 */
 		.udma_mask	= 0x7f, /* udma0-6 ; FIXME */
@@ -184,8 +185,7 @@ static const struct ata_port_info pdc_port_info[] = {
 	/* board_20619 */
 	{
 		.sht		= &pdc_ata_sht,
-		.host_flags	= ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY | ATA_FLAG_SRST |
-				  ATA_FLAG_MMIO | ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS,
+		.host_flags	= PDC_COMMON_FLAGS | ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS,
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f, /* pio0-4 */
 		.mwdma_mask	= 0x07, /* mwdma0-2 */
 		.udma_mask	= 0x7f, /* udma0-6 ; FIXME */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
index 58da854a7c68..94b253b80da8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ static const struct ata_port_info pdc_port_info[] = {
 	{
 		.sht		= &pdc_sata_sht,
 		.host_flags	= ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
-				  ATA_FLAG_SRST | ATA_FLAG_MMIO,
+				  ATA_FLAG_SRST | ATA_FLAG_MMIO |
+				  ATA_FLAG_NO_ATAPI,
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f, /* pio0-4 */
 		.mwdma_mask	= 0x07, /* mwdma0-2 */
 		.udma_mask	= 0x7f, /* udma0-6 ; FIXME */
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 46337e71613e..e828e172ccbf 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ enum {
 	ATA_FLAG_NOINTR		= (1 << 9), /* FIXME: Remove this once
 					     * proper HSM is in place. */
 	ATA_FLAG_DEBUGMSG	= (1 << 10),
+	ATA_FLAG_NO_ATAPI	= (1 << 11), /* No ATAPI support */
 
 	ATA_QCFLAG_ACTIVE	= (1 << 1), /* cmd not yet ack'd to scsi lyer */
 	ATA_QCFLAG_SG		= (1 << 3), /* have s/g table? */