diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c
index 232468f..7e3a25e 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c
@@ -840,8 +840,7 @@
 			ap = host->ports[port_no];
 		tmp = mask & (1 << i);
 		VPRINTK("seq %u, port_no %u, ap %p, tmp %x\n", i, port_no, ap, tmp);
-		if (tmp && ap &&
-		    !(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED)) {
+		if (tmp && ap) {
 			struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
 
 			qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->link.active_tag);