int try = 0;
        struct ata_device *dev;
        unsigned long deadline;
-       unsigned int action;
+       unsigned int tmp_action;
        ata_reset_fn_t reset;
        unsigned long flags;
        int rc;
        /* Determine which reset to use and record in ehc->i.action.
         * prereset() may examine and modify it.
         */
-       action = ehc->i.action;
-       ehc->i.action &= ~ATA_EH_RESET_MASK;
        if (softreset && (!hardreset || (!(link->flags & ATA_LFLAG_NO_SRST) &&
                                         !sata_set_spd_needed(link) &&
-                                        !(action & ATA_EH_HARDRESET))))
-               ehc->i.action |= ATA_EH_SOFTRESET;
+                                        !(ehc->i.action & ATA_EH_HARDRESET))))
+               tmp_action = ATA_EH_SOFTRESET;
        else
-               ehc->i.action |= ATA_EH_HARDRESET;
+               tmp_action = ATA_EH_HARDRESET;
+
+       ehc->i.action = (ehc->i.action & ~ATA_EH_RESET_MASK) | tmp_action;
 
        if (prereset) {
                rc = prereset(link, jiffies + ATA_EH_PRERESET_TIMEOUT);