diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index c035b3d041ee1572492d7a17f56323bde0fccacd..932eaee5024527f4e617064726e39db808c17e87 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5418,6 +5418,7 @@ static int ata_host_request_pm(struct ata_host *host, pm_message_t mesg,
  */
 int ata_host_suspend(struct ata_host *host, pm_message_t mesg)
 {
+	unsigned int ehi_flags = ATA_EHI_QUIET;
 	int rc;
 
 	/*
@@ -5426,7 +5427,18 @@ int ata_host_suspend(struct ata_host *host, pm_message_t mesg)
 	 */
 	ata_lpm_enable(host);
 
-	rc = ata_host_request_pm(host, mesg, 0, ATA_EHI_QUIET, 1);
+	/*
+	 * On some hardware, device fails to respond after spun down
+	 * for suspend.  As the device won't be used before being
+	 * resumed, we don't need to touch the device.  Ask EH to skip
+	 * the usual stuff and proceed directly to suspend.
+	 *
+	 * http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ide/46764
+	 */
+	if (mesg.event == PM_EVENT_SUSPEND)
+		ehi_flags |= ATA_EHI_NO_AUTOPSY | ATA_EHI_NO_RECOVERY;
+
+	rc = ata_host_request_pm(host, mesg, 0, ehi_flags, 1);
 	if (rc == 0)
 		host->dev->power.power_state = mesg;
 	return rc;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index c9ae299b83428d039c13cce845e7acc497bcff13..e48302eae55fcd2ad619564c9cd8237c722efb29 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -3235,6 +3235,10 @@ static int ata_eh_skip_recovery(struct ata_link *link)
 	if (link->flags & ATA_LFLAG_DISABLED)
 		return 1;
 
+	/* skip if explicitly requested */
+	if (ehc->i.flags & ATA_EHI_NO_RECOVERY)
+		return 1;
+
 	/* thaw frozen port and recover failed devices */
 	if ((ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FROZEN) || ata_link_nr_enabled(link))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index f010f18a0f863f39e139d65469debae94232b259..7de282d8bedf946aabe2611680c2cf7b97b4fa3b 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ enum {
 	ATA_EHI_HOTPLUGGED	= (1 << 0),  /* could have been hotplugged */
 	ATA_EHI_NO_AUTOPSY	= (1 << 2),  /* no autopsy */
 	ATA_EHI_QUIET		= (1 << 3),  /* be quiet */
+	ATA_EHI_NO_RECOVERY	= (1 << 4),  /* no recovery */
 
 	ATA_EHI_DID_SOFTRESET	= (1 << 16), /* already soft-reset this port */
 	ATA_EHI_DID_HARDRESET	= (1 << 17), /* already soft-reset this port */