diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_scc.c b/drivers/ata/pata_scc.c
index 4e006d7..7f4cb76 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_scc.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_scc.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
  *	Note: Original code is ata_bus_softreset().
  */
 
-static unsigned int scc_bus_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int devmask,
+static int scc_bus_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int devmask,
                                       unsigned long deadline)
 {
 	struct ata_ioports *ioaddr = &ap->ioaddr;
@@ -599,9 +599,7 @@
 	udelay(20);
 	out_be32(ioaddr->ctl_addr, ap->ctl);
 
-	scc_wait_after_reset(&ap->link, devmask, deadline);
-
-	return 0;
+	return scc_wait_after_reset(&ap->link, devmask, deadline);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -618,7 +616,8 @@
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = link->ap;
 	unsigned int slave_possible = ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS;
-	unsigned int devmask = 0, err_mask;
+	unsigned int devmask = 0;
+	int rc;
 	u8 err;
 
 	DPRINTK("ENTER\n");
@@ -634,9 +633,9 @@
 
 	/* issue bus reset */
 	DPRINTK("about to softreset, devmask=%x\n", devmask);
-	err_mask = scc_bus_softreset(ap, devmask, deadline);
-	if (err_mask) {
-		ata_port_err(ap, "SRST failed (err_mask=0x%x)\n", err_mask);
+	rc = scc_bus_softreset(ap, devmask, deadline);
+	if (rc) {
+		ata_port_err(ap, "SRST failed (err_mask=0x%x)\n", rc);
 		return -EIO;
 	}