diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
index 8ae36ad029c599f9bd3f79b83968c64e5ed9bafc..9e5fc5d75b2eb3a4921cfa2e8f451350b1ea2587 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
@@ -187,6 +187,21 @@ void ata_acpi_associate(struct ata_host *host)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * ata_acpi_dissociate - dissociate ATA host from ACPI objects
+ * @host: target ATA host
+ *
+ * This function is called during driver detach after the whole host
+ * is shut down.
+ *
+ * LOCKING:
+ * EH context.
+ */
+void ata_acpi_dissociate(struct ata_host *host)
+{
+	/* nada */
+}
+
 /**
  * ata_acpi_gtm - execute _GTM
  * @ap: target ATA port
@@ -716,3 +731,16 @@ int ata_acpi_on_devcfg(struct ata_device *dev)
 	dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_ACPI_FAILED;
 	return rc;
 }
+
+/**
+ * ata_acpi_on_disable - ATA ACPI hook called when a device is disabled
+ * @dev: target ATA device
+ *
+ * This function is called when @dev is about to be disabled.
+ *
+ * LOCKING:
+ * EH context.
+ */
+void ata_acpi_on_disable(struct ata_device *dev)
+{
+}
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index c316eacbeddd97c7f547e7a691cccce87b5daa5d..4af939a00e5456206a24c41f9f253f7a3b17d1ab 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ void ata_dev_disable(struct ata_device *dev)
 	if (ata_dev_enabled(dev)) {
 		if (ata_msg_drv(dev->link->ap))
 			ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_WARNING, "disabled\n");
+		ata_acpi_on_disable(dev);
 		ata_down_xfermask_limit(dev, ATA_DNXFER_FORCE_PIO0 |
 					     ATA_DNXFER_QUIET);
 		dev->class++;
@@ -7249,6 +7250,9 @@ void ata_host_detach(struct ata_host *host)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++)
 		ata_port_detach(host->ports[i]);
+
+	/* the host is dead now, dissociate ACPI */
+	ata_acpi_dissociate(host);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index 0e6cf3a484dc6dce78834f51b69070b0f8ecc030..bbe59c2fd1e2210d7538e271398ee23465df7f19 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -108,15 +108,19 @@ extern void ata_lpm_schedule(struct ata_port *ap, enum link_pm);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATA_ACPI
 extern void ata_acpi_associate_sata_port(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_acpi_associate(struct ata_host *host);
+extern void ata_acpi_dissociate(struct ata_host *host);
 extern int ata_acpi_on_suspend(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_acpi_on_resume(struct ata_port *ap);
-extern int ata_acpi_on_devcfg(struct ata_device *adev);
+extern int ata_acpi_on_devcfg(struct ata_device *dev);
+extern void ata_acpi_on_disable(struct ata_device *dev);
 #else
 static inline void ata_acpi_associate_sata_port(struct ata_port *ap) { }
 static inline void ata_acpi_associate(struct ata_host *host) { }
+static inline void ata_acpi_dissociate(struct ata_host *host) { }
 static inline int ata_acpi_on_suspend(struct ata_port *ap) { return 0; }
 static inline void ata_acpi_on_resume(struct ata_port *ap) { }
-static inline int ata_acpi_on_devcfg(struct ata_device *adev) { return 0; }
+static inline int ata_acpi_on_devcfg(struct ata_device *dev) { return 0; }
+static inline void ata_acpi_on_disable(struct ata_device *dev) { }
 #endif
 
 /* libata-scsi.c */