diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 1ff018525e3b..318b41358187 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -933,7 +933,11 @@ static void ata_to_sense_error(unsigned id, u8 drv_stat, u8 drv_err, u8 *sk,
  *	block specified for the ATA pass through commands.  Regardless
  *	of whether the command errored or not, return a sense
  *	block. Copy all controller registers into the sense
- *	block. Clear sense key, ASC & ASCQ if there is no error.
+ *	block. If there was no error, we get the request from an ATA
+ *	passthrough command, so we use the following sense data:
+ *	sk = RECOVERED ERROR
+ *	asc,ascq = ATA PASS-THROUGH INFORMATION AVAILABLE
+ *      
  *
  *	LOCKING:
  *	None.
@@ -959,6 +963,10 @@ static void ata_gen_passthru_sense(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		ata_to_sense_error(qc->ap->print_id, tf->command, tf->feature,
 				   &sb[1], &sb[2], &sb[3], verbose);
 		sb[1] &= 0x0f;
+	} else {
+		sb[1] = RECOVERED_ERROR;
+		sb[2] = 0;
+		sb[3] = 0x1D;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1733,10 +1741,12 @@ static void ata_scsi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 
 	/* For ATA pass thru (SAT) commands, generate a sense block if
 	 * user mandated it or if there's an error.  Note that if we
-	 * generate because the user forced us to, a check condition
-	 * is generated and the ATA register values are returned
+	 * generate because the user forced us to [CK_COND =1], a check
+	 * condition is generated and the ATA register values are returned
 	 * whether the command completed successfully or not. If there
-	 * was no error, SK, ASC and ASCQ will all be zero.
+	 * was no error, we use the following sense data:
+	 * sk = RECOVERED ERROR
+	 * asc,ascq = ATA PASS-THROUGH INFORMATION AVAILABLE
 	 */
 	if (((cdb[0] == ATA_16) || (cdb[0] == ATA_12)) &&
 	    ((cdb[2] & 0x20) || need_sense)) {