diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 574715d..af60d27 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -1015,18 +1015,6 @@
 	return spd_str[spd - 1];
 }
 
-void ata_dev_disable(struct ata_device *dev)
-{
-	if (ata_dev_enabled(dev)) {
-		if (ata_msg_drv(dev->link->ap))
-			ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_WARNING, "disabled\n");
-		ata_acpi_on_disable(dev);
-		ata_down_xfermask_limit(dev, ATA_DNXFER_FORCE_PIO0 |
-					     ATA_DNXFER_QUIET);
-		dev->class++;
-	}
-}
-
 static int ata_dev_set_dipm(struct ata_device *dev, enum link_pm policy)
 {
 	struct ata_link *link = dev->link;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index c15572d..aafe82b 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,27 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ *	ata_dev_disable - disable ATA device
+ *	@dev: ATA device to disable
+ *
+ *	Disable @dev.
+ *
+ *	Locking:
+ *	EH context.
+ */
+void ata_dev_disable(struct ata_device *dev)
+{
+	if (!ata_dev_enabled(dev))
+		return;
+
+	if (ata_msg_drv(dev->link->ap))
+		ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_WARNING, "disabled\n");
+	ata_acpi_on_disable(dev);
+	ata_down_xfermask_limit(dev, ATA_DNXFER_FORCE_PIO0 | ATA_DNXFER_QUIET);
+	dev->class++;
+}
+
+/**
  *	ata_eh_detach_dev - detach ATA device
  *	@dev: ATA device to detach
  *
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index fe2839e..0a6f5be 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 			   u64 block, u32 n_block, unsigned int tf_flags,
 			   unsigned int tag);
 extern u64 ata_tf_read_block(struct ata_taskfile *tf, struct ata_device *dev);
-extern void ata_dev_disable(struct ata_device *dev);
 extern void ata_pio_queue_task(struct ata_port *ap, void *data,
 			       unsigned long delay);
 extern void ata_port_flush_task(struct ata_port *ap);
@@ -160,6 +159,7 @@
 extern void ata_port_wait_eh(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_eh_fastdrain_timerfn(unsigned long arg);
 extern void ata_qc_schedule_eh(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
+extern void ata_dev_disable(struct ata_device *dev);
 extern void ata_eh_detach_dev(struct ata_device *dev);
 extern void ata_eh_about_to_do(struct ata_link *link, struct ata_device *dev,
 			       unsigned int action);