diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
index 8706ff894ee5..d7228f8e9297 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
@@ -2098,12 +2098,10 @@ static enum ata_completion_errors mv_qc_prep(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		 * non-NCQ mode are: [RW] STREAM DMA and W DMA FUA EXT, none
 		 * of which are defined/used by Linux.  If we get here, this
 		 * driver needs work.
-		 *
-		 * FIXME: modify libata to give qc_prep a return value and
-		 * return error here.
 		 */
-		BUG_ON(tf->command);
-		break;
+		ata_port_err(ap, "%s: unsupported command: %.2x\n", __func__,
+				tf->command);
+		return AC_ERR_INVALID;
 	}
 	mv_crqb_pack_cmd(cw++, tf->nsect, ATA_REG_NSECT, 0);
 	mv_crqb_pack_cmd(cw++, tf->hob_lbal, ATA_REG_LBAL, 0);