diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
index 6a103b3..8a1396f 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
@@ -3074,6 +3074,8 @@
  */
 void ata_sff_port_init(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
+	ap->ctl = ATA_DEVCTL_OBS;
+	ap->last_ctl = 0xFF;
 }
 
 int __init ata_sff_init(void)