diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
index d9c8b32b483cd4f386e10874eda8bfebee693e90..864c1c1b851138805c9aa11968d8a1567b7ab305 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
@@ -1094,10 +1094,13 @@ static void sil24_error_intr(struct ata_port *ap)
 		if (ci && ci->desc) {
 			err_mask |= ci->err_mask;
 			action |= ci->action;
+			if (action & ATA_EH_RESET_MASK)
+				freeze = 1;
 			ata_ehi_push_desc(ehi, "%s", ci->desc);
 		} else {
 			err_mask |= AC_ERR_OTHER;
 			action |= ATA_EH_SOFTRESET;
+			freeze = 1;
 			ata_ehi_push_desc(ehi, "unknown command error %d",
 					  cerr);
 		}