diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
index 1121153..db90aa3 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
@@ -2008,13 +2008,15 @@
 
 	DPRINTK("ata%u: bus reset via SRST\n", ap->print_id);
 
-	/* software reset.  causes dev0 to be selected */
-	iowrite8(ap->ctl, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
-	udelay(20);	/* FIXME: flush */
-	iowrite8(ap->ctl | ATA_SRST, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
-	udelay(20);	/* FIXME: flush */
-	iowrite8(ap->ctl, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
-	ap->last_ctl = ap->ctl;
+	if (ap->ioaddr.ctl_addr) {
+		/* software reset.  causes dev0 to be selected */
+		iowrite8(ap->ctl, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
+		udelay(20);	/* FIXME: flush */
+		iowrite8(ap->ctl | ATA_SRST, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
+		udelay(20);	/* FIXME: flush */
+		iowrite8(ap->ctl, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
+		ap->last_ctl = ap->ctl;
+	}
 
 	/* wait the port to become ready */
 	return ata_sff_wait_after_reset(&ap->link, devmask, deadline);
@@ -2215,10 +2217,6 @@
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
 
-	/* ignore ata_sff_softreset if ctl isn't accessible */
-	if (softreset == ata_sff_softreset && !ap->ioaddr.ctl_addr)
-		softreset = NULL;
-
 	/* ignore built-in hardresets if SCR access is not available */
 	if ((hardreset == sata_std_hardreset ||
 	     hardreset == sata_sff_hardreset) && !sata_scr_valid(&ap->link))