diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index bb4d30d377ae..54fed6a427b1 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -230,6 +230,80 @@ void ata_scsi_set_sense_information(struct ata_device *dev,
 				   SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE, information);
 }
 
+/**
+ *	ata_scsi_set_passthru_sense_fields - Set ATA fields in sense buffer
+ *	@qc: ATA PASS-THROUGH command.
+ *
+ *	Populates "ATA Status Return sense data descriptor" / "Fixed format
+ *	sense data" with ATA taskfile fields.
+ *
+ *	LOCKING:
+ *	None.
+ */
+static void ata_scsi_set_passthru_sense_fields(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
+{
+	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = qc->scsicmd;
+	struct ata_taskfile *tf = &qc->result_tf;
+	unsigned char *sb = cmd->sense_buffer;
+	unsigned char *desc = sb + 8;
+
+	if ((cmd->sense_buffer[0] & 0x7f) >= 0x72) {
+		u8 len;
+
+		/* descriptor format */
+		len = sb[7];
+		desc = (char *)scsi_sense_desc_find(sb, len + 8, 9);
+		if (!desc) {
+			if (SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE < len + 14)
+				return;
+			sb[7] = len + 14;
+			desc = sb + 8 + len;
+		}
+		desc[0] = 9;
+		desc[1] = 12;
+		/*
+		 * Copy registers into sense buffer.
+		 */
+		desc[2] = 0x00;
+		desc[3] = tf->error;
+		desc[5] = tf->nsect;
+		desc[7] = tf->lbal;
+		desc[9] = tf->lbam;
+		desc[11] = tf->lbah;
+		desc[12] = tf->device;
+		desc[13] = tf->status;
+
+		/*
+		 * Fill in Extend bit, and the high order bytes
+		 * if applicable.
+		 */
+		if (tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_LBA48) {
+			desc[2] |= 0x01;
+			desc[4] = tf->hob_nsect;
+			desc[6] = tf->hob_lbal;
+			desc[8] = tf->hob_lbam;
+			desc[10] = tf->hob_lbah;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* Fixed sense format */
+		desc[0] = tf->error;
+		desc[1] = tf->status;
+		desc[2] = tf->device;
+		desc[3] = tf->nsect;
+		desc[7] = 0;
+		if (tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_LBA48)  {
+			desc[8] |= 0x80;
+			if (tf->hob_nsect)
+				desc[8] |= 0x40;
+			if (tf->hob_lbal || tf->hob_lbam || tf->hob_lbah)
+				desc[8] |= 0x20;
+		}
+		desc[9] = tf->lbal;
+		desc[10] = tf->lbam;
+		desc[11] = tf->lbah;
+	}
+}
+
 static void ata_scsi_set_invalid_field(struct ata_device *dev,
 				       struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, u16 field, u8 bit)
 {
@@ -837,10 +911,8 @@ static void ata_to_sense_error(unsigned id, u8 drv_stat, u8 drv_err, u8 *sk,
  *	ata_gen_passthru_sense - Generate check condition sense block.
  *	@qc: Command that completed.
  *
- *	This function is specific to the ATA descriptor format sense
- *	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
+ *	This function is specific to the ATA pass through commands.
+ *	Regardless of whether the command errored or not, return a sense
  *	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
@@ -855,7 +927,6 @@ static void ata_gen_passthru_sense(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = qc->scsicmd;
 	struct ata_taskfile *tf = &qc->result_tf;
 	unsigned char *sb = cmd->sense_buffer;
-	unsigned char *desc = sb + 8;
 	u8 sense_key, asc, ascq;
 
 	memset(sb, 0, SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE);
@@ -876,62 +947,6 @@ static void ata_gen_passthru_sense(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		 */
 		scsi_build_sense(cmd, 1, RECOVERED_ERROR, 0, 0x1D);
 	}
-
-	if ((cmd->sense_buffer[0] & 0x7f) >= 0x72) {
-		u8 len;
-
-		/* descriptor format */
-		len = sb[7];
-		desc = (char *)scsi_sense_desc_find(sb, len + 8, 9);
-		if (!desc) {
-			if (SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE < len + 14)
-				return;
-			sb[7] = len + 14;
-			desc = sb + 8 + len;
-		}
-		desc[0] = 9;
-		desc[1] = 12;
-		/*
-		 * Copy registers into sense buffer.
-		 */
-		desc[2] = 0x00;
-		desc[3] = tf->error;
-		desc[5] = tf->nsect;
-		desc[7] = tf->lbal;
-		desc[9] = tf->lbam;
-		desc[11] = tf->lbah;
-		desc[12] = tf->device;
-		desc[13] = tf->status;
-
-		/*
-		 * Fill in Extend bit, and the high order bytes
-		 * if applicable.
-		 */
-		if (tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_LBA48) {
-			desc[2] |= 0x01;
-			desc[4] = tf->hob_nsect;
-			desc[6] = tf->hob_lbal;
-			desc[8] = tf->hob_lbam;
-			desc[10] = tf->hob_lbah;
-		}
-	} else {
-		/* Fixed sense format */
-		desc[0] = tf->error;
-		desc[1] = tf->status;
-		desc[2] = tf->device;
-		desc[3] = tf->nsect;
-		desc[7] = 0;
-		if (tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_LBA48)  {
-			desc[8] |= 0x80;
-			if (tf->hob_nsect)
-				desc[8] |= 0x40;
-			if (tf->hob_lbal || tf->hob_lbam || tf->hob_lbah)
-				desc[8] |= 0x20;
-		}
-		desc[9] = tf->lbal;
-		desc[10] = tf->lbam;
-		desc[11] = tf->lbah;
-	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1634,6 +1649,8 @@ static void ata_scsi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 	u8 *cdb = cmd->cmnd;
 	int need_sense = (qc->err_mask != 0) &&
 		!(qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_SENSE_VALID);
+	int need_passthru_sense = (qc->err_mask != 0) ||
+		(qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_SENSE_VALID);
 
 	/* For ATA pass thru (SAT) commands, generate a sense block if
 	 * user mandated it or if there's an error.  Note that if we
@@ -1645,13 +1662,16 @@ static void ata_scsi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 	 * asc,ascq = ATA PASS-THROUGH INFORMATION AVAILABLE
 	 */
 	if (((cdb[0] == ATA_16) || (cdb[0] == ATA_12)) &&
-	    ((cdb[2] & 0x20) || need_sense))
-		ata_gen_passthru_sense(qc);
-	else if (need_sense)
+	    ((cdb[2] & 0x20) || need_passthru_sense)) {
+		if (!(qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_SENSE_VALID))
+			ata_gen_passthru_sense(qc);
+		ata_scsi_set_passthru_sense_fields(qc);
+	} else if (need_sense) {
 		ata_gen_ata_sense(qc);
-	else
+	} else {
 		/* Keep the SCSI ML and status byte, clear host byte. */
 		cmd->result &= 0x0000ffff;
+	}
 
 	ata_qc_done(qc);
 }
@@ -2590,14 +2610,8 @@ static void atapi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 	/* handle completion from EH */
 	if (unlikely(err_mask || qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_SENSE_VALID)) {
 
-		if (!(qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_SENSE_VALID)) {
-			/* FIXME: not quite right; we don't want the
-			 * translation of taskfile registers into a
-			 * sense descriptors, since that's only
-			 * correct for ATA, not ATAPI
-			 */
+		if (!(qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_SENSE_VALID))
 			ata_gen_passthru_sense(qc);
-		}
 
 		/* SCSI EH automatically locks door if sdev->locked is
 		 * set.  Sometimes door lock request continues to
