diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
index 8817b8e6e507..83e3715d30e4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
@@ -824,6 +824,26 @@ static struct domain_device *sas_ex_discover_end_dev(
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_SAS_ATA
 	if ((phy->attached_tproto & SAS_PROTOCOL_STP) || phy->attached_sata_dev) {
+		if (child->linkrate > parent->min_linkrate) {
+			struct sas_phy_linkrates rates = {
+				.maximum_linkrate = parent->min_linkrate,
+				.minimum_linkrate = parent->min_linkrate,
+			};
+			int ret;
+
+			pr_notice("ex %016llx phy%02d SATA device linkrate > min pathway connection rate, attempting to lower device linkrate\n",
+				   SAS_ADDR(child->sas_addr), phy_id);
+			ret = sas_smp_phy_control(parent, phy_id,
+						  PHY_FUNC_LINK_RESET, &rates);
+			if (ret) {
+				pr_err("ex %016llx phy%02d SATA device could not set linkrate (%d)\n",
+				       SAS_ADDR(child->sas_addr), phy_id, ret);
+				goto out_free;
+			}
+			pr_notice("ex %016llx phy%02d SATA device set linkrate successfully\n",
+				  SAS_ADDR(child->sas_addr), phy_id);
+			child->linkrate = child->min_linkrate;
+		}
 		res = sas_get_ata_info(child, phy);
 		if (res)
 			goto out_free;