diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index c71f3ac..d89817a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -3303,14 +3303,17 @@ static int ata_dev_set_mode(struct ata_device *dev)
 	struct ata_eh_context *ehc = &dev->link->eh_context;
 	const char *dev_err_whine = "";
 	int ign_dev_err = 0;
-	unsigned int err_mask;
+	unsigned int err_mask = 0;
 	int rc;
 
 	dev->flags &= ~ATA_DFLAG_PIO;
 	if (dev->xfer_shift == ATA_SHIFT_PIO)
 		dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_PIO;
 
-	err_mask = ata_dev_set_xfermode(dev);
+	if (!(dev->horkage & ATA_HORKAGE_NOSETXFER))
+		err_mask = ata_dev_set_xfermode(dev);
+	else
+		dev_err_whine = " (SET_XFERMODE skipped)";
 
 	if (err_mask & ~AC_ERR_DEV)
 		goto fail;
@@ -4132,6 +4135,8 @@ static const struct ata_blacklist_entry ata_device_blacklist [] = {
 	/* Devices that do not need bridging limits applied */
 	{ "MTRON MSP-SATA*",		NULL,	ATA_HORKAGE_BRIDGE_OK, },
 
+	{ "PIONEER DVD-RW  DVRTD08",	"1.00",	ATA_HORKAGE_NOSETXFER },
+
 	/* End Marker */
 	{ }
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index b79c319..f647d26 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ enum {
 	ATA_HORKAGE_BRIDGE_OK	= (1 << 10),	/* no bridge limits */
 	ATA_HORKAGE_ATAPI_MOD16_DMA = (1 << 11), /* use ATAPI DMA for commands
 						    not multiple of 16 bytes */
+	ATA_HORKAGE_NOSETXFER	= (1 << 12),
 
 	 /* DMA mask for user DMA control: User visible values; DO NOT
 	    renumber */