diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 15795394b0a8..6ca8e5dd6eec 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -2332,11 +2332,7 @@ void ata_scsi_set_sense(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, u8 sk, u8 asc, u8 ascq)
 {
 	cmd->result = (DRIVER_SENSE << 24) | SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
 
-	cmd->sense_buffer[0] = 0x70;	/* fixed format, current */
-	cmd->sense_buffer[2] = sk;
-	cmd->sense_buffer[7] = 18 - 8;	/* additional sense length */
-	cmd->sense_buffer[12] = asc;
-	cmd->sense_buffer[13] = ascq;
+	scsi_build_sense_buffer(0, cmd->sense_buffer, sk, asc, ascq);
 }
 
 /**