diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index c1444d8f92c69c36efade7c4858b989b5d0e637e..781d0959a228bde44e520dbd831ff912bd4557bc 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ unsigned ata_exec_internal_sg(struct ata_device *dev,
 	if (ap->ops->post_internal_cmd)
 		ap->ops->post_internal_cmd(qc);
 
-	if (qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_FAILED && !qc->err_mask) {
+	if ((qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_FAILED) && !qc->err_mask) {
 		if (ata_msg_warn(ap))
 			ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_WARNING,
 				"zero err_mask for failed "
@@ -2492,7 +2492,7 @@ int ata_set_mode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device **r_failed_dev)
 	for (i = 0; i < ATA_MAX_DEVICES; i++) {
 		dev = &ap->device[i];
 
-		/* don't udpate suspended devices' xfer mode */
+		/* don't update suspended devices' xfer mode */
 		if (!ata_dev_ready(dev))
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
index cfa9ed179d9ca920f70f646079a427929f9503e7..9bbc8749620afc2d668eb96b6eb0577741a204aa 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ void ata_bmdma_drive_eh(struct ata_port *ap, ata_prereset_fn_t prereset,
 		 * really a timeout event, adjust error mask and
 		 * cancel frozen state.
 		 */
-		if (qc->err_mask == AC_ERR_TIMEOUT && host_stat & ATA_DMA_ERR) {
+		if (qc->err_mask == AC_ERR_TIMEOUT && (host_stat & ATA_DMA_ERR)) {
 			qc->err_mask = AC_ERR_HOST_BUS;
 			thaw = 1;
 		}