diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c b/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
index 74aaee30e264..c34190485377 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ int ata_tport_add(struct device *parent,
 	device_enable_async_suspend(dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_active(dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
+	pm_runtime_forbid(dev);
 
 	transport_add_device(dev);
 	transport_configure_device(dev);