diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index f70935cba173108b615a11975ee755043b37a73e..ee9b96da841e1b14324a6551f48981be401de854 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -1253,11 +1253,11 @@ void __sata_phy_reset(struct ata_port *ap)
 	unsigned long timeout = jiffies + (HZ * 5);
 
 	if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET) {
-		scr_write(ap, SCR_CONTROL, 0x301); /* issue phy wake/reset */
-		scr_read(ap, SCR_STATUS);	/* dummy read; flush */
+		/* issue phy wake/reset */
+		scr_write_flush(ap, SCR_CONTROL, 0x301);
 		udelay(400);			/* FIXME: a guess */
 	}
-	scr_write(ap, SCR_CONTROL, 0x300);	/* issue phy wake/clear reset */
+	scr_write_flush(ap, SCR_CONTROL, 0x300); /* phy wake/clear reset */
 
 	/* wait for phy to become ready, if necessary */
 	do {
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 505160ab472b0198ec5393380ce7c21b2fad85d1..1f7e2039a04e38bb0235c489301c1cfc094f611b 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -584,6 +584,13 @@ static inline void scr_write(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int reg, u32 val)
 	ap->ops->scr_write(ap, reg, val);
 }
 
+static inline void scr_write_flush(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int reg, 
+				   u32 val)
+{
+	ap->ops->scr_write(ap, reg, val);
+	(void) ap->ops->scr_read(ap, reg);
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int sata_dev_present(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	return ((scr_read(ap, SCR_STATUS) & 0xf) == 0x3) ? 1 : 0;