diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 74c9b3032d46..84b183a6424e 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5325,6 +5325,30 @@ void ata_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ *	ata_qc_get_active - get bitmask of active qcs
+ *	@ap: port in question
+ *
+ *	LOCKING:
+ *	spin_lock_irqsave(host lock)
+ *
+ *	RETURNS:
+ *	Bitmask of active qcs
+ */
+u64 ata_qc_get_active(struct ata_port *ap)
+{
+	u64 qc_active = ap->qc_active;
+
+	/* ATA_TAG_INTERNAL is sent to hw as tag 0 */
+	if (qc_active & (1ULL << ATA_TAG_INTERNAL)) {
+		qc_active |= (1 << 0);
+		qc_active &= ~(1ULL << ATA_TAG_INTERNAL);
+	}
+
+	return qc_active;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_qc_get_active);
+
 /**
  *	ata_qc_complete_multiple - Complete multiple qcs successfully
  *	@ap: port in question
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c b/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
index 8e9cb198fcd1..ca6c706e9c25 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ static void sata_fsl_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap)
 				     i, ioread32(hcr_base + CC),
 				     ioread32(hcr_base + CA));
 		}
-		ata_qc_complete_multiple(ap, ap->qc_active ^ done_mask);
+		ata_qc_complete_multiple(ap, ata_qc_get_active(ap) ^ done_mask);
 		return;
 
 	} else if ((ap->qc_active & (1ULL << ATA_TAG_INTERNAL))) {
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
index ad385a113391..bde695a32097 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
@@ -2827,7 +2827,7 @@ static void mv_process_crpb_entries(struct ata_port *ap, struct mv_port_priv *pp
 	}
 
 	if (work_done) {
-		ata_qc_complete_multiple(ap, ap->qc_active ^ done_mask);
+		ata_qc_complete_multiple(ap, ata_qc_get_active(ap) ^ done_mask);
 
 		/* Update the software queue position index in hardware */
 		writelfl((pp->crpb_dma & EDMA_RSP_Q_BASE_LO_MASK) |
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
index 56946012d113..7510303111fa 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ static irqreturn_t nv_adma_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 					check_commands = 0;
 				check_commands &= ~(1 << pos);
 			}
-			ata_qc_complete_multiple(ap, ap->qc_active ^ done_mask);
+			ata_qc_complete_multiple(ap, ata_qc_get_active(ap) ^ done_mask);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 207e7ee764ce..fa0c3dae2094 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -1174,6 +1174,7 @@ extern unsigned int ata_do_dev_read_id(struct ata_device *dev,
 					struct ata_taskfile *tf, u16 *id);
 extern void ata_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern int ata_qc_complete_multiple(struct ata_port *ap, u64 qc_active);
+extern u64 ata_qc_get_active(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_scsi_simulate(struct ata_device *dev, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd);
 extern int ata_std_bios_param(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 			      struct block_device *bdev,