diff --git a/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c b/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
index ffa111e..5719704 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
@@ -643,11 +643,9 @@
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(ap->host->dev);
 
-	if (!pci_test_config_bits(pdev, &piix_enable_bits[ap->port_no])) {
-		ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO, "port disabled. ignoring.\n");
-		ap->eh_context.i.action &= ~ATA_EH_RESET_MASK;
-		return 0;
-	}
+	if (!pci_test_config_bits(pdev, &piix_enable_bits[ap->port_no]))
+		return -ENOENT;
+		
 	ap->cbl = ATA_CBL_PATA40;
 	return ata_std_prereset(ap);
 }