diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index f7cae6400155..e6584fa7f456 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -1079,12 +1079,6 @@ void ata_eh_about_to_do(struct ata_link *link, struct ata_device *dev,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
 
-	/* suck in and clear reset modifier */
-	if (action & ATA_EH_RESET) {
-		ehc->i.flags |= ehi->flags & ATA_EHI_RESET_MODIFIER_MASK;
-		ehi->flags &= ~ATA_EHI_RESET_MODIFIER_MASK;
-	}
-
 	ata_eh_clear_action(link, dev, ehi, action);
 
 	if (!(ehc->i.flags & ATA_EHI_QUIET))
@@ -1110,10 +1104,6 @@ void ata_eh_done(struct ata_link *link, struct ata_device *dev,
 {
 	struct ata_eh_context *ehc = &link->eh_context;
 
-	/* if reset is complete, clear reset modifier */
-	if (action & ATA_EH_RESET)
-		ehc->i.flags &= ~ATA_EHI_RESET_MODIFIER_MASK;
-
 	ata_eh_clear_action(link, dev, &ehc->i, action);
 }
 
@@ -2491,6 +2481,7 @@ static int ata_link_nr_vacant(struct ata_link *link)
 
 static int ata_eh_skip_recovery(struct ata_link *link)
 {
+	struct ata_port *ap = link->ap;
 	struct ata_eh_context *ehc = &link->eh_context;
 	struct ata_device *dev;
 
@@ -2498,9 +2489,13 @@ static int ata_eh_skip_recovery(struct ata_link *link)
 	if (link->flags & ATA_LFLAG_DISABLED)
 		return 1;
 
-	/* thaw frozen port, resume link and recover failed devices */
-	if ((link->ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FROZEN) ||
-	    (ehc->i.flags & ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK) || ata_link_nr_enabled(link))
+	/* thaw frozen port and recover failed devices */
+	if ((ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FROZEN) || ata_link_nr_enabled(link))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* reset at least once if reset is requested */
+	if ((ehc->i.action & ATA_EH_RESET) &&
+	    !(ehc->i.flags & ATA_EHI_DID_RESET))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* skip if class codes for all vacant slots are ATA_DEV_NONE */
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c b/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c
index 7f8bcffa81ad..df1d3252b9e6 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ static int sata_pmp_init_links(struct ata_port *ap, int nr_ports)
 		link->flags = 0;
 		ehc->i.probe_mask |= 1;
 		ehc->i.action |= ATA_EH_RESET;
-		ehc->i.flags |= ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 1f036a7b14f3..caffca7dd76f 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -3517,7 +3517,6 @@ static int ata_scsi_user_scan(struct Scsi_Host *shost, unsigned int channel,
 			struct ata_eh_info *ehi = &dev->link->eh_info;
 			ehi->probe_mask |= 1 << dev->devno;
 			ehi->action |= ATA_EH_RESET;
-			ehi->flags |= ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK;
 		} else
 			rc = -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 1524af6f018b..4093e3b6a8b7 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ enum {
 
 	/* ata_eh_info->flags */
 	ATA_EHI_HOTPLUGGED	= (1 << 0),  /* could have been hotplugged */
-	ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK	= (1 << 1),  /* resume link (reset modifier) */
 	ATA_EHI_NO_AUTOPSY	= (1 << 2),  /* no autopsy */
 	ATA_EHI_QUIET		= (1 << 3),  /* be quiet */
 
@@ -312,7 +311,6 @@ enum {
 	ATA_EHI_POST_SETMODE	= (1 << 20), /* revaildating after setmode */
 
 	ATA_EHI_DID_RESET	= ATA_EHI_DID_SOFTRESET | ATA_EHI_DID_HARDRESET,
-	ATA_EHI_RESET_MODIFIER_MASK = ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK,
 
 	/* max tries if error condition is still set after ->error_handler */
 	ATA_EH_MAX_TRIES	= 5,
@@ -1095,7 +1093,6 @@ extern void ata_ehi_clear_desc(struct ata_eh_info *ehi);
 
 static inline void ata_ehi_schedule_probe(struct ata_eh_info *ehi)
 {
-	ehi->flags |= ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK;
 	ehi->action |= ATA_EH_RESET;
 	ehi->probe_mask |= (1 << ATA_MAX_DEVICES) - 1;
 }