} else if (dev->class == ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN &&
                           ehc->tries[dev->devno] &&
                           ata_class_enabled(ehc->classes[dev->devno])) {
+                       /* Temporarily set dev->class, it will be
+                        * permanently set once all configurations are
+                        * complete.  This is necessary because new
+                        * device configuration is done in two
+                        * separate loops.
+                        */
                        dev->class = ehc->classes[dev->devno];
 
                        if (dev->class == ATA_DEV_PMP)
                        else
                                rc = ata_dev_read_id(dev, &dev->class,
                                                     readid_flags, dev->id);
+
+                       /* read_id might have changed class, store and reset */
+                       ehc->classes[dev->devno] = dev->class;
+                       dev->class = ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN;
+
                        switch (rc) {
                        case 0:
                                /* clear error info accumulated during probe */
                        case -ENOENT:
                                /* IDENTIFY was issued to non-existent
                                 * device.  No need to reset.  Just
-                                * thaw and kill the device.
+                                * thaw and ignore the device.
                                 */
                                ata_eh_thaw_port(ap);
-                               dev->class = ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN;
                                break;
                        default:
-                               dev->class = ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN;
                                goto err;
                        }
                }
                    dev->class == ATA_DEV_PMP)
                        continue;
 
+               dev->class = ehc->classes[dev->devno];
+
                ehc->i.flags |= ATA_EHI_PRINTINFO;
                rc = ata_dev_configure(dev);
                ehc->i.flags &= ~ATA_EHI_PRINTINFO;
-               if (rc)
+               if (rc) {
+                       dev->class = ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN;
                        goto err;
+               }
 
                spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
                ap->pflags |= ATA_PFLAG_SCSI_HOTPLUG;