diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci.h b/drivers/ata/ahci.h
index a4faa438889c..a44c75d4c284 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci.h
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ enum {
 	AHCI_HFLAG_MULTI_MSI		= 0,
 	AHCI_HFLAG_MULTI_MSIX		= 0,
 #endif
+	AHCI_HFLAG_WAKE_BEFORE_STOP	= (1 << 22), /* wake before DMA stop */
 
 	/* ap->flags bits */
 
diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci_brcmstb.c b/drivers/ata/ahci_brcmstb.c
index b36cae2fd04b..e87bcec0fd7c 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci_brcmstb.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci_brcmstb.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ static int brcm_ahci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(hpriv))
 		return PTR_ERR(hpriv);
 	hpriv->plat_data = priv;
+	hpriv->flags = AHCI_HFLAG_WAKE_BEFORE_STOP;
 
 	brcm_sata_alpm_init(hpriv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libahci.c b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
index d61740e78d6d..284a176076f5 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
@@ -593,8 +593,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ahci_start_engine);
 int ahci_stop_engine(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
+	struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = ap->host->private_data;
 	u32 tmp;
 
+	/*
+	 * On some controllers, stopping a port's DMA engine while the port
+	 * is in ALPM state (partial or slumber) results in failures on
+	 * subsequent DMA engine starts.  For those controllers, put the
+	 * port back in active state before stopping its DMA engine.
+	 */
+	if ((hpriv->flags & AHCI_HFLAG_WAKE_BEFORE_STOP) &&
+	    (ap->link.lpm_policy > ATA_LPM_MAX_POWER) &&
+	    ahci_set_lpm(&ap->link, ATA_LPM_MAX_POWER, ATA_LPM_WAKE_ONLY)) {
+		dev_err(ap->host->dev, "Failed to wake up port before engine stop\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	tmp = readl(port_mmio + PORT_CMD);
 
 	/* check if the HBA is idle */
@@ -689,6 +703,9 @@ static int ahci_set_lpm(struct ata_link *link, enum ata_lpm_policy policy,
 	void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
 
 	if (policy != ATA_LPM_MAX_POWER) {
+		/* wakeup flag only applies to the max power policy */
+		hints &= ~ATA_LPM_WAKE_ONLY;
+
 		/*
 		 * Disable interrupts on Phy Ready. This keeps us from
 		 * getting woken up due to spurious phy ready
@@ -704,7 +721,8 @@ static int ahci_set_lpm(struct ata_link *link, enum ata_lpm_policy policy,
 		u32 cmd = readl(port_mmio + PORT_CMD);
 
 		if (policy == ATA_LPM_MAX_POWER || !(hints & ATA_LPM_HIPM)) {
-			cmd &= ~(PORT_CMD_ASP | PORT_CMD_ALPE);
+			if (!(hints & ATA_LPM_WAKE_ONLY))
+				cmd &= ~(PORT_CMD_ASP | PORT_CMD_ALPE);
 			cmd |= PORT_CMD_ICC_ACTIVE;
 
 			writel(cmd, port_mmio + PORT_CMD);
@@ -712,6 +730,9 @@ static int ahci_set_lpm(struct ata_link *link, enum ata_lpm_policy policy,
 
 			/* wait 10ms to be sure we've come out of LPM state */
 			ata_msleep(ap, 10);
+
+			if (hints & ATA_LPM_WAKE_ONLY)
+				return 0;
 		} else {
 			cmd |= PORT_CMD_ALPE;
 			if (policy == ATA_LPM_MIN_POWER)
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 851821bfd553..bec2abbd7ab2 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ enum ata_lpm_policy {
 enum ata_lpm_hints {
 	ATA_LPM_EMPTY		= (1 << 0), /* port empty/probing */
 	ATA_LPM_HIPM		= (1 << 1), /* may use HIPM */
+	ATA_LPM_WAKE_ONLY	= (1 << 2), /* only wake up link */
 };
 
 /* forward declarations */