diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index ccab1d7..90db054 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -2627,13 +2627,14 @@
 	const unsigned long *timing;
 	int rc;
 
-	/* hotplug? */
-	if (ehc->i.flags & ATA_EHI_HOTPLUGGED) {
-		if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_HRST_TO_RESUME)
-			ehc->i.action |= ATA_EH_HARDRESET;
-		if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SKIP_D2H_BSY)
-			ata_wait_spinup(ap);
-	}
+	/* handle link resume & hotplug spinup */
+	if ((ehc->i.flags & ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK) &&
+	    (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_HRST_TO_RESUME))
+		ehc->i.action |= ATA_EH_HARDRESET;
+
+	if ((ehc->i.flags & ATA_EHI_HOTPLUGGED) &&
+	    (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SKIP_D2H_BSY))
+		ata_wait_spinup(ap);
 
 	/* if we're about to do hardreset, nothing more to do */
 	if (ehc->i.action & ATA_EH_HARDRESET)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
index 153452e..ba3e515 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
@@ -3011,6 +3011,7 @@
 		if (dev) {
 			ap->eh_info.probe_mask |= 1 << dev->devno;
 			ap->eh_info.action |= ATA_EH_SOFTRESET;
+			ap->eh_info.flags |= ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK;
 		} else
 			rc = -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index b5d247d..4d4ed2c 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@
 
 	/* ata_eh_info->flags */
 	ATA_EHI_HOTPLUGGED	= (1 << 0),  /* could have been hotplugged */
+	ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK	= (1 << 1),  /* need to resume link */
 
 	ATA_EHI_DID_RESET	= (1 << 16), /* already reset this port */
 
@@ -836,7 +837,7 @@
 	if (ehi->flags & ATA_EHI_HOTPLUGGED)
 		return;
 
-	ehi->flags |= ATA_EHI_HOTPLUGGED;
+	ehi->flags |= ATA_EHI_HOTPLUGGED | ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK;
 	ehi->hotplug_timestamp = jiffies;
 
 	ehi->err_mask |= AC_ERR_ATA_BUS;