diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci.c b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
index 4863da9..eda8a11 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static ssize_t ahci_led_store(struct ata_port *ap, const char *buf,
 			      size_t size);
 static ssize_t ahci_transmit_led_message(struct ata_port *ap, u32 state,
 					ssize_t size);
+static int ahci_is_hotplug_capable(struct ata_port *ap);
 
 enum {
 	AHCI_PCI_BAR		= 5,
@@ -193,6 +194,8 @@ enum {
 	PORT_CMD_ASP		= (1 << 27), /* Aggressive Slumber/Partial */
 	PORT_CMD_ALPE		= (1 << 26), /* Aggressive Link PM enable */
 	PORT_CMD_ATAPI		= (1 << 24), /* Device is ATAPI */
+	PORT_CMD_ESP		= (1 << 21), /* port is esata capable */
+	PORT_CMD_HPCP           = (1 << 18), /* port is hot plug capable */
 	PORT_CMD_PMP		= (1 << 17), /* PMP attached */
 	PORT_CMD_LIST_ON	= (1 << 15), /* cmd list DMA engine running */
 	PORT_CMD_FIS_ON		= (1 << 14), /* FIS DMA engine running */
@@ -877,6 +880,15 @@ static int ahci_scr_write(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int sc_reg, u32 val)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static int ahci_is_hotplug_capable(struct ata_port *ap)
+{
+	void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
+	u8 cmd;
+
+	cmd = readl(port_mmio + PORT_CMD);
+	return cmd & (PORT_CMD_HPCP | PORT_CMD_ESP);
+}
+
 static void ahci_start_engine(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
@@ -2378,6 +2390,9 @@ static int ahci_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
 	if (!pp)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (!ahci_is_hotplug_capable(ap))
+		ap->flags |= ATA_FLAG_NO_SATA_HOTPLUG;
+
 	mem = dmam_alloc_coherent(dev, AHCI_PORT_PRIV_DMA_SZ, &mem_dma,
 				  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mem)