diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
index 714cb046b594..f93dc029dfde 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
@@ -2066,6 +2066,7 @@ static int ata_bus_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int devmask,
 	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);
@@ -2190,8 +2191,10 @@ void ata_sff_postreset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *classes)
 	}
 
 	/* set up device control */
-	if (ap->ioaddr.ctl_addr)
+	if (ap->ioaddr.ctl_addr) {
 		iowrite8(ap->ctl, ap->ioaddr.ctl_addr);
+		ap->last_ctl = ap->ctl;
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sff_postreset);
 
@@ -2534,6 +2537,7 @@ void ata_bus_reset(struct ata_port *ap)
 	if (ap->flags & (ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET | ATA_FLAG_SRST)) {
 		/* set up device control for ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET */
 		iowrite8(ap->ctl, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
+		ap->last_ctl = ap->ctl;
 	}
 
 	DPRINTK("EXIT\n");