{
                AHCI_HFLAGS     (AHCI_HFLAG_NO_FPDMA_AA | AHCI_HFLAG_NO_PMP |
                                 AHCI_HFLAG_YES_NCQ),
-               .flags          = AHCI_FLAG_COMMON,
+               .flags          = AHCI_FLAG_COMMON | ATA_FLAG_NO_DIPM,
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4,
                .udma_mask      = ATA_UDMA6,
                .port_ops       = &ahci_ops,
 
        struct ata_eh_context *ehc = &link->eh_context;
        struct ata_device *dev, *link_dev = NULL, *lpm_dev = NULL;
        enum ata_lpm_policy old_policy = link->lpm_policy;
+       bool no_dipm = ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_NO_DIPM;
        unsigned int hints = ATA_LPM_EMPTY | ATA_LPM_HIPM;
        unsigned int err_mask;
        int rc;
         */
        ata_for_each_dev(dev, link, ENABLED) {
                bool hipm = ata_id_has_hipm(dev->id);
-               bool dipm = ata_id_has_dipm(dev->id);
+               bool dipm = ata_id_has_dipm(dev->id) && !no_dipm;
 
                /* find the first enabled and LPM enabled devices */
                if (!link_dev)
 
        /* host config updated, enable DIPM if transitioning to MIN_POWER */
        ata_for_each_dev(dev, link, ENABLED) {
-               if (policy == ATA_LPM_MIN_POWER && ata_id_has_dipm(dev->id)) {
+               if (policy == ATA_LPM_MIN_POWER && !no_dipm &&
+                   ata_id_has_dipm(dev->id)) {
                        err_mask = ata_dev_set_feature(dev,
                                        SETFEATURES_SATA_ENABLE, SATA_DIPM);
                        if (err_mask && err_mask != AC_ERR_DEV) {
 
                                              * management */
        ATA_FLAG_SW_ACTIVITY    = (1 << 22), /* driver supports sw activity
                                              * led */
+       ATA_FLAG_NO_DIPM        = (1 << 23), /* host not happy with DIPM */
 
        /* bits 24:31 of ap->flags are reserved for LLD specific flags */