diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index f22957c2769..a9b28203800 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -2883,7 +2883,7 @@ int ata_eh_reset(struct ata_link *link, int classify,
 	    sata_scr_read(link, SCR_STATUS, &sstatus))
 		rc = -ERESTART;
 
-	if (rc == -ERESTART || try >= max_tries) {
+	if (try >= max_tries) {
 		/*
 		 * Thaw host port even if reset failed, so that the port
 		 * can be retried on the next phy event.  This risks
@@ -2909,6 +2909,16 @@ int ata_eh_reset(struct ata_link *link, int classify,
 		ata_eh_acquire(ap);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * While disks spinup behind PMP, some controllers fail sending SRST.
+	 * They need to be reset - as well as the PMP - before retrying.
+	 */
+	if (rc == -ERESTART) {
+		if (ata_is_host_link(link))
+			ata_eh_thaw_port(ap);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (try == max_tries - 1) {
 		sata_down_spd_limit(link, 0);
 		if (slave)
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c b/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c
index 104462dbc52..21b80c555c6 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c
@@ -389,12 +389,9 @@ static void sata_pmp_quirks(struct ata_port *ap)
 			/* link reports offline after LPM */
 			link->flags |= ATA_LFLAG_NO_LPM;
 
-			/* Class code report is unreliable and SRST
-			 * times out under certain configurations.
-			 */
+			/* Class code report is unreliable. */
 			if (link->pmp < 5)
-				link->flags |= ATA_LFLAG_NO_SRST |
-					       ATA_LFLAG_ASSUME_ATA;
+				link->flags |= ATA_LFLAG_ASSUME_ATA;
 
 			/* port 5 is for SEMB device and it doesn't like SRST */
 			if (link->pmp == 5)