diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 698ce2cea52..681252fd814 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -2150,6 +2150,15 @@ int ata_eh_reset(struct ata_link *link, int classify,
 			ap->ops->set_piomode(ap, dev);
 	}
 
+	if (!softreset && !hardreset) {
+		if (verbose)
+			ata_link_printk(link, KERN_INFO, "no reset method "
+					"available, skipping reset\n");
+		if (!(lflags & ATA_LFLAG_ASSUME_CLASS))
+			lflags |= ATA_LFLAG_ASSUME_ATA;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	/* Determine which reset to use and record in ehc->i.action.
 	 * prereset() may examine and modify it.
 	 */
@@ -2254,6 +2263,7 @@ int ata_eh_reset(struct ata_link *link, int classify,
 		lflags |= ATA_LFLAG_ASSUME_ATA;
 	}
 
+ done:
 	ata_link_for_each_dev(dev, link) {
 		/* After the reset, the device state is PIO 0 and the
 		 * controller state is undefined.  Reset also wakes up