diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index c9cd21614d50..3e79485e4937 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -2109,8 +2109,10 @@ static unsigned int ata_scsiop_inq_std(struct ata_scsi_args *args, u8 *rbuf)
 	    (args->dev->link->ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_EXTERNAL))
 		hdr[1] |= (1 << 7);
 
-	if (args->dev->class == ATA_DEV_ZAC)
+	if (args->dev->class == ATA_DEV_ZAC) {
 		hdr[0] = TYPE_ZBC;
+		hdr[2] = 0x7; /* claim SPC-5 version compatibility */
+	}
 
 	memcpy(rbuf, hdr, sizeof(hdr));
 	memcpy(&rbuf[8], "ATA     ", 8);