diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index 0075fe7404d5..9194e4a6a55a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -1411,12 +1411,9 @@ static int ata_bus_probe(struct ata_port *ap)
 	/* read IDENTIFY page and configure devices */
 	for (i = 0; i < ATA_MAX_DEVICES; i++) {
 		dev = &ap->device[i];
-		dev->class = classes[i];
 
-		if (!tries[i]) {
-			ata_down_xfermask_limit(ap, dev, 1);
-			ata_dev_disable(ap, dev);
-		}
+		if (tries[i])
+			dev->class = classes[i];
 
 		if (!ata_dev_enabled(dev))
 			continue;
@@ -1477,6 +1474,11 @@ static int ata_bus_probe(struct ata_port *ap)
 			tries[dev->devno] = 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!tries[dev->devno]) {
+		ata_down_xfermask_limit(ap, dev, 1);
+		ata_dev_disable(ap, dev);
+	}
+
 	goto retry;
 }