diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 6be7770f68e9..31c183aed368 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -4314,6 +4314,12 @@ static const struct ata_blacklist_entry ata_device_blacklist [] = {
 	 */
 	{ "ST380013AS",		"3.20",		ATA_HORKAGE_MAX_SEC_1024 },
 
+	/*
+	 * Device times out with higher max sects.
+	 * https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=121671
+	 */
+	{ "LITEON CX1-JB256-HP", NULL,		ATA_HORKAGE_MAX_SEC_1024 },
+
 	/* Devices we expect to fail diagnostics */
 
 	/* Devices where NCQ should be avoided */