diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
index f844a1f..5c34f75 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
@@ -593,8 +593,6 @@ static void sil_init_controller(struct p
 
 		for (i = 0, cnt = 0; i < n_ports; i++) {
 			tmp = readl(mmio_base + sil_port[i].sfis_cfg);
-			if ((tmp & 0x3) != 0x01)
-				continue;
 			if (!cnt)
 				dev_printk(KERN_INFO, &pdev->dev,
 					   "Applying R_ERR on DMA activate "
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h