diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 5acc37397f4b..b957eb900a00 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -167,11 +167,6 @@ static inline bool ata_dev_print_info(const struct ata_device *dev)
 	return ehc->i.flags & ATA_EHI_PRINTINFO;
 }
 
-static bool ata_sstatus_online(u32 sstatus)
-{
-	return (sstatus & 0xf) == 0x3;
-}
-
 /**
  *	ata_link_next - link iteration helper
  *	@link: the previous link, NULL to start
@@ -3200,86 +3195,6 @@ struct ata_device *ata_dev_pair(struct ata_device *adev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_dev_pair);
 
-/**
- *	sata_down_spd_limit - adjust SATA spd limit downward
- *	@link: Link to adjust SATA spd limit for
- *	@spd_limit: Additional limit
- *
- *	Adjust SATA spd limit of @link downward.  Note that this
- *	function only adjusts the limit.  The change must be applied
- *	using sata_set_spd().
- *
- *	If @spd_limit is non-zero, the speed is limited to equal to or
- *	lower than @spd_limit if such speed is supported.  If
- *	@spd_limit is slower than any supported speed, only the lowest
- *	supported speed is allowed.
- *
- *	LOCKING:
- *	Inherited from caller.
- *
- *	RETURNS:
- *	0 on success, negative errno on failure
- */
-int sata_down_spd_limit(struct ata_link *link, u32 spd_limit)
-{
-	u32 sstatus, spd, mask;
-	int rc, bit;
-
-	if (!sata_scr_valid(link))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	/* If SCR can be read, use it to determine the current SPD.
-	 * If not, use cached value in link->sata_spd.
-	 */
-	rc = sata_scr_read(link, SCR_STATUS, &sstatus);
-	if (rc == 0 && ata_sstatus_online(sstatus))
-		spd = (sstatus >> 4) & 0xf;
-	else
-		spd = link->sata_spd;
-
-	mask = link->sata_spd_limit;
-	if (mask <= 1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* unconditionally mask off the highest bit */
-	bit = fls(mask) - 1;
-	mask &= ~(1 << bit);
-
-	/*
-	 * Mask off all speeds higher than or equal to the current one.  At
-	 * this point, if current SPD is not available and we previously
-	 * recorded the link speed from SStatus, the driver has already
-	 * masked off the highest bit so mask should already be 1 or 0.
-	 * Otherwise, we should not force 1.5Gbps on a link where we have
-	 * not previously recorded speed from SStatus.  Just return in this
-	 * case.
-	 */
-	if (spd > 1)
-		mask &= (1 << (spd - 1)) - 1;
-	else if (link->sata_spd)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* were we already at the bottom? */
-	if (!mask)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (spd_limit) {
-		if (mask & ((1 << spd_limit) - 1))
-			mask &= (1 << spd_limit) - 1;
-		else {
-			bit = ffs(mask) - 1;
-			mask = 1 << bit;
-		}
-	}
-
-	link->sata_spd_limit = mask;
-
-	ata_link_warn(link, "limiting SATA link speed to %s\n",
-		      sata_spd_string(fls(mask)));
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATA_ACPI
 /**
  *	ata_timing_cycle2mode - find xfer mode for the specified cycle duration
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c
index ea6126c139af..124e2b2ea3c0 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c
@@ -517,6 +517,86 @@ int sata_set_spd(struct ata_link *link)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sata_set_spd);
 
+/**
+ *	sata_down_spd_limit - adjust SATA spd limit downward
+ *	@link: Link to adjust SATA spd limit for
+ *	@spd_limit: Additional limit
+ *
+ *	Adjust SATA spd limit of @link downward.  Note that this
+ *	function only adjusts the limit.  The change must be applied
+ *	using sata_set_spd().
+ *
+ *	If @spd_limit is non-zero, the speed is limited to equal to or
+ *	lower than @spd_limit if such speed is supported.  If
+ *	@spd_limit is slower than any supported speed, only the lowest
+ *	supported speed is allowed.
+ *
+ *	LOCKING:
+ *	Inherited from caller.
+ *
+ *	RETURNS:
+ *	0 on success, negative errno on failure
+ */
+int sata_down_spd_limit(struct ata_link *link, u32 spd_limit)
+{
+	u32 sstatus, spd, mask;
+	int rc, bit;
+
+	if (!sata_scr_valid(link))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	/* If SCR can be read, use it to determine the current SPD.
+	 * If not, use cached value in link->sata_spd.
+	 */
+	rc = sata_scr_read(link, SCR_STATUS, &sstatus);
+	if (rc == 0 && ata_sstatus_online(sstatus))
+		spd = (sstatus >> 4) & 0xf;
+	else
+		spd = link->sata_spd;
+
+	mask = link->sata_spd_limit;
+	if (mask <= 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* unconditionally mask off the highest bit */
+	bit = fls(mask) - 1;
+	mask &= ~(1 << bit);
+
+	/*
+	 * Mask off all speeds higher than or equal to the current one.  At
+	 * this point, if current SPD is not available and we previously
+	 * recorded the link speed from SStatus, the driver has already
+	 * masked off the highest bit so mask should already be 1 or 0.
+	 * Otherwise, we should not force 1.5Gbps on a link where we have
+	 * not previously recorded speed from SStatus.  Just return in this
+	 * case.
+	 */
+	if (spd > 1)
+		mask &= (1 << (spd - 1)) - 1;
+	else if (link->sata_spd)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* were we already at the bottom? */
+	if (!mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (spd_limit) {
+		if (mask & ((1 << spd_limit) - 1))
+			mask &= (1 << spd_limit) - 1;
+		else {
+			bit = ffs(mask) - 1;
+			mask = 1 << bit;
+		}
+	}
+
+	link->sata_spd_limit = mask;
+
+	ata_link_warn(link, "limiting SATA link speed to %s\n",
+		      sata_spd_string(fls(mask)));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  *	sata_link_hardreset - reset link via SATA phy reset
  *	@link: link to reset
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index ab4bd44ba17c..3df17da08c7f 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ extern int libata_noacpi;
 extern int libata_allow_tpm;
 extern const struct device_type ata_port_type;
 extern struct ata_link *ata_dev_phys_link(struct ata_device *dev);
+
+static inline bool ata_sstatus_online(u32 sstatus)
+{
+	return (sstatus & 0xf) == 0x3;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATA_FORCE
 extern void ata_force_cbl(struct ata_port *ap);
 #else
@@ -65,7 +71,6 @@ extern bool ata_dev_power_init_tf(struct ata_device *dev,
 				  struct ata_taskfile *tf, bool set_active);
 extern void ata_dev_power_set_standby(struct ata_device *dev);
 extern void ata_dev_power_set_active(struct ata_device *dev);
-extern int sata_down_spd_limit(struct ata_link *link, u32 spd_limit);
 extern int ata_down_xfermask_limit(struct ata_device *dev, unsigned int sel);
 extern unsigned int ata_dev_set_feature(struct ata_device *dev,
 					u8 subcmd, u8 action);
@@ -87,6 +92,16 @@ extern unsigned int ata_read_log_page(struct ata_device *dev, u8 log,
 
 #define to_ata_port(d) container_of(d, struct ata_port, tdev)
 
+/* libata-sata.c */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SATA_HOST
+int sata_down_spd_limit(struct ata_link *link, u32 spd_limit);
+#else
+static inline int sata_down_spd_limit(struct ata_link *link, u32 spd_limit)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+#endif
+
 /* libata-acpi.c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATA_ACPI
 extern unsigned int ata_acpi_gtf_filter;
