diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
index 1190c6703bc4..6c289c7b1322 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ void ata_tf_read(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 		tf->hob_lbal = ioread8(ioaddr->lbal_addr);
 		tf->hob_lbam = ioread8(ioaddr->lbam_addr);
 		tf->hob_lbah = ioread8(ioaddr->lbah_addr);
+		iowrite8(tf->ctl, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
+		ap->last_ctl = tf->ctl;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_scc.c b/drivers/ata/pata_scc.c
index c0ffbed3e75d..36cdbd2b0bd5 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_scc.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_scc.c
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ static void scc_tf_read (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 		tf->hob_lbal = in_be32(ioaddr->lbal_addr);
 		tf->hob_lbam = in_be32(ioaddr->lbam_addr);
 		tf->hob_lbah = in_be32(ioaddr->lbah_addr);
+		out_be32(ioaddr->ctl_addr, tf->ctl);
+		ap->last_ctl = tf->ctl;
 	}
 }