diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci.c b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
index abb5911c9d091..08745e7db8201 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
@@ -1883,6 +1883,15 @@ static int ahci_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	else
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "SSS flag set, parallel bus scan disabled\n");
 
+	if (!(hpriv->cap & HOST_CAP_PART))
+		host->flags |= ATA_HOST_NO_PART;
+
+	if (!(hpriv->cap & HOST_CAP_SSC))
+		host->flags |= ATA_HOST_NO_SSC;
+
+	if (!(hpriv->cap2 & HOST_CAP2_SDS))
+		host->flags |= ATA_HOST_NO_DEVSLP;
+
 	if (pi.flags & ATA_FLAG_EM)
 		ahci_reset_em(host);
 
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c
index 5d31c08be0136..a701e1538482f 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c
@@ -396,10 +396,23 @@ int sata_link_scr_lpm(struct ata_link *link, enum ata_lpm_policy policy,
 	case ATA_LPM_MED_POWER_WITH_DIPM:
 	case ATA_LPM_MIN_POWER_WITH_PARTIAL:
 	case ATA_LPM_MIN_POWER:
-		if (ata_link_nr_enabled(link) > 0)
-			/* no restrictions on LPM transitions */
+		if (ata_link_nr_enabled(link) > 0) {
+			/* assume no restrictions on LPM transitions */
 			scontrol &= ~(0x7 << 8);
-		else {
+
+			/*
+			 * If the controller does not support partial, slumber,
+			 * or devsleep, then disallow these transitions.
+			 */
+			if (link->ap->host->flags & ATA_HOST_NO_PART)
+				scontrol |= (0x1 << 8);
+
+			if (link->ap->host->flags & ATA_HOST_NO_SSC)
+				scontrol |= (0x2 << 8);
+
+			if (link->ap->host->flags & ATA_HOST_NO_DEVSLP)
+				scontrol |= (0x4 << 8);
+		} else {
 			/* empty port, power off */
 			scontrol &= ~0xf;
 			scontrol |= (0x1 << 2);
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 52d58b13e5eee..bf4913f4d7ac1 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ enum {
 	ATA_HOST_PARALLEL_SCAN	= (1 << 2),	/* Ports on this host can be scanned in parallel */
 	ATA_HOST_IGNORE_ATA	= (1 << 3),	/* Ignore ATA devices on this host. */
 
+	ATA_HOST_NO_PART	= (1 << 4), /* Host does not support partial */
+	ATA_HOST_NO_SSC		= (1 << 5), /* Host does not support slumber */
+	ATA_HOST_NO_DEVSLP	= (1 << 6), /* Host does not support devslp */
+
 	/* bits 24:31 of host->flags are reserved for LLD specific flags */
 
 	/* various lengths of time */