diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index e4dea8623a71..b0d1dc3cdb2d 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -3923,6 +3923,7 @@ void ata_std_postreset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *classes)
 	/* clear SError */
 	if (sata_scr_read(link, SCR_ERROR, &serror) == 0)
 		sata_scr_write(link, SCR_ERROR, serror);
+	link->eh_info.serror = 0;
 
 	/* is double-select really necessary? */
 	if (classes[0] != ATA_DEV_NONE)
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
index 025622b14efb..f5119bf40c24 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
@@ -394,16 +394,7 @@ static void sil_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap, u32 bmdma2)
 		 * it's PHYRDY CHG.
 		 */
 		if (serror & SERR_PHYRDY_CHG) {
-			/* Trigger hotplug and accumulate SError only
-			 * if the port isn't already frozen.
-			 * Otherwise, PHY events during hardreset
-			 * makes controllers with broken SIEN repeat
-			 * probing needlessly.
-			 */
-			if (!(ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FROZEN)) {
-				ata_ehi_hotplugged(&ap->link.eh_info);
-				ap->link.eh_info.serror |= serror;
-			}
+			ap->link.eh_info.serror |= serror;
 			goto freeze;
 		}