diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci.c b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
index 35ede5c..af7bf26 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
 	AHCI_HFLAG_32BIT_ONLY		= (1 << 3), /* force 32bit */
 	AHCI_HFLAG_MV_PATA		= (1 << 4), /* PATA port */
 	AHCI_HFLAG_NO_MSI		= (1 << 5), /* no PCI MSI */
+	AHCI_HFLAG_NO_PMP		= (1 << 6), /* no PMP */
 
 	/* ap->flags bits */
 	AHCI_FLAG_NO_HOTPLUG		= (1 << 24), /* ignore PxSERR.DIAG.N */
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@
 	},
 	/* board_ahci_vt8251 */
 	{
-		AHCI_HFLAGS	(AHCI_HFLAG_NO_NCQ),
+		AHCI_HFLAGS	(AHCI_HFLAG_NO_NCQ | AHCI_HFLAG_NO_PMP),
 		.flags		= AHCI_FLAG_COMMON,
 		.link_flags	= AHCI_LFLAG_COMMON | ATA_LFLAG_HRST_TO_RESUME,
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f, /* pio0-4 */
@@ -376,7 +377,7 @@
 	/* board_ahci_sb600 */
 	{
 		AHCI_HFLAGS	(AHCI_HFLAG_IGN_SERR_INTERNAL |
-				 AHCI_HFLAG_32BIT_ONLY),
+				 AHCI_HFLAG_32BIT_ONLY | AHCI_HFLAG_NO_PMP),
 		.flags		= AHCI_FLAG_COMMON,
 		.link_flags	= AHCI_LFLAG_COMMON,
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f, /* pio0-4 */
@@ -578,6 +579,12 @@
 		cap &= ~HOST_CAP_NCQ;
 	}
 
+	if ((cap && HOST_CAP_PMP) && (hpriv->flags & AHCI_HFLAG_NO_PMP)) {
+		dev_printk(KERN_INFO, &pdev->dev,
+			   "controller can't do PMP, turning off CAP_PMP\n");
+		cap &= ~HOST_CAP_PMP;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Temporary Marvell 6145 hack: PATA port presence
 	 * is asserted through the standard AHCI port