diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 2893563d05372..2b370ee0ae863 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -1521,6 +1521,7 @@ unsigned int ata_read_log_page(struct ata_device *dev, u8 log,
 	} else {
 		tf.command = ATA_CMD_READ_LOG_EXT;
 		tf.protocol = ATA_PROT_PIO;
+		dma = false;
 	}
 	tf.lbal = log;
 	tf.lbam = page;