diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 28db50b57b91..23763a1ec570 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static unsigned int ata_dev_set_xfermode(struct ata_device *dev);
 static void ata_dev_xfermask(struct ata_device *dev);
 static unsigned long ata_dev_blacklisted(const struct ata_device *dev);
 
-atomic_t ata_print_id = ATOMIC_INIT(1);
+atomic_t ata_print_id = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
 struct ata_force_param {
 	const char	*name;