diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index eb4df01d9fa05ff7cb2eaee6997803746b7eb282..63ae23b5c0787aa90d710652474ecc750f3776cc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -989,9 +989,7 @@ ata_exec_internal(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
 	qc->private_data = &wait;
 	qc->complete_fn = ata_qc_complete_internal;
 
-	qc->err_mask = ata_qc_issue(qc);
-	if (qc->err_mask)
-		ata_qc_complete(qc);
+	ata_qc_issue(qc);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
 
@@ -3997,12 +3995,8 @@ static inline int ata_should_dma_map(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
  *
  *	LOCKING:
  *	spin_lock_irqsave(host_set lock)
- *
- *	RETURNS:
- *	Zero on success, AC_ERR_* mask on failure
  */
-
-unsigned int ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
+void ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap;
 
@@ -4023,14 +4017,18 @@ unsigned int ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 
 	ap->ops->qc_prep(qc);
 
-	return ap->ops->qc_issue(qc);
+	qc->err_mask |= ap->ops->qc_issue(qc);
+	if (unlikely(qc->err_mask))
+		goto err;
+	return;
 
 sg_err:
 	qc->flags &= ~ATA_QCFLAG_DMAMAP;
-	return AC_ERR_SYSTEM;
+	qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_SYSTEM;
+err:
+	ata_qc_complete(qc);
 }
 
-
 /**
  *	ata_qc_issue_prot - issue taskfile to device in proto-dependent manner
  *	@qc: command to issue to device
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
index 628191bfd990a56e039611e8332bafda0ce07c92..53f5b0d9161c002c141d525c8fe3bae44a51b6af 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
@@ -1431,9 +1431,7 @@ static void ata_scsi_translate(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
 		goto early_finish;
 
 	/* select device, send command to hardware */
-	qc->err_mask = ata_qc_issue(qc);
-	if (qc->err_mask)
-		ata_qc_complete(qc);
+	ata_qc_issue(qc);
 
 	VPRINTK("EXIT\n");
 	return;
@@ -2199,9 +2197,7 @@ static void atapi_request_sense(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 
 	qc->complete_fn = atapi_sense_complete;
 
-	qc->err_mask = ata_qc_issue(qc);
-	if (qc->err_mask)
-		ata_qc_complete(qc);
+	ata_qc_issue(qc);
 
 	DPRINTK("EXIT\n");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata.h b/drivers/scsi/libata.h
index 65f52beea88467606eba3f5807b32ce15cec46a6..1c755b14521a9ecf71f228e202f8485983552917 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new_init(struct ata_port *ap,
 extern int ata_rwcmd_protocol(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void ata_port_flush_task(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_qc_free(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
-extern unsigned int ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
+extern void ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern int ata_check_atapi_dma(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void ata_dev_select(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device,
                            unsigned int wait, unsigned int can_sleep);