diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index cc2d1308826e..f8a590e59f10 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -3356,6 +3356,25 @@ int ata_qc_issue_prot(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap;
 
+	/* Use polling pio if the LLD doesn't handle
+	 * interrupt driven pio and atapi CDB interrupt.
+	 */
+	if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_PIO_POLLING) {
+		switch (qc->tf.protocol) {
+		case ATA_PROT_PIO:
+		case ATA_PROT_ATAPI:
+		case ATA_PROT_ATAPI_NODATA:
+			qc->tf.flags |= ATA_TFLAG_POLLING;
+			break;
+		case ATA_PROT_ATAPI_DMA:
+			if (qc->dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_CDB_INTR)
+				BUG();
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* select the device */
 	ata_dev_select(ap, qc->dev->devno, 1, 0);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c
index ea76fe44585e..b8f1f6963179 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ static struct ata_port_info mv_port_info[] = {
 	{  /* chip_504x */
 		.sht		= &mv_sht,
 		.host_flags	= (ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
-				   ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET | ATA_FLAG_MMIO),
+				   ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET | ATA_FLAG_MMIO |
+				   ATA_FLAG_PIO_POLLING),
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f,	/* pio4-0 */
 		.udma_mask	= 0,	/* 0x7f (udma6-0 disabled for now) */
 		.port_ops	= &mv_ops,
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ static struct ata_port_info mv_port_info[] = {
 		.sht		= &mv_sht,
 		.host_flags	= (ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
 				   ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET | ATA_FLAG_MMIO | 
-				   MV_FLAG_DUAL_HC),
+				   ATA_FLAG_PIO_POLLING | MV_FLAG_DUAL_HC),
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f,	/* pio4-0 */
 		.udma_mask	= 0,	/* 0x7f (udma6-0 disabled for now) */
 		.port_ops	= &mv_ops,
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ static struct ata_port_info mv_port_info[] = {
 		.sht		= &mv_sht,
 		.host_flags	= (ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
 				   ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET | ATA_FLAG_MMIO | 
+				   ATA_FLAG_PIO_POLLING |
 				   MV_FLAG_IRQ_COALESCE | MV_FLAG_BDMA),
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f,	/* pio4-0 */
 		.udma_mask	= 0,	/* 0x7f (udma6-0 disabled for now) */
@@ -268,6 +270,7 @@ static struct ata_port_info mv_port_info[] = {
 		.sht		= &mv_sht,
 		.host_flags	= (ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
 				   ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET | ATA_FLAG_MMIO |
+				   ATA_FLAG_PIO_POLLING |
 				   MV_FLAG_IRQ_COALESCE | MV_FLAG_DUAL_HC |
 				   MV_FLAG_BDMA),
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f,	/* pio4-0 */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_nv.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_nv.c
index c05653c7779d..8b7e871ea0bf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_nv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_nv.c
@@ -304,11 +304,11 @@ static irqreturn_t nv_interrupt (int irq, void *dev_instance,
 
 		ap = host_set->ports[i];
 		if (ap &&
-		    !(ap->flags & (ATA_FLAG_PORT_DISABLED | ATA_FLAG_NOINTR))) {
+		    !(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_PORT_DISABLED)) {
 			struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
 
 			qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
-			if (qc && (!(qc->tf.ctl & ATA_NIEN)))
+			if (qc && (!(qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_POLLING)))
 				handled += ata_host_intr(ap, qc);
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
index def7e0d9dacb..f67deb0a55c9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ static struct ata_port_info pdc_port_info[] = {
 	{
 		.sht		= &pdc_ata_sht,
 		.host_flags	= ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
-				  ATA_FLAG_SRST | ATA_FLAG_MMIO,
+				  ATA_FLAG_SRST | ATA_FLAG_MMIO |
+				  ATA_FLAG_PIO_POLLING,
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f, /* pio0-4 */
 		.mwdma_mask	= 0x07, /* mwdma0-2 */
 		.udma_mask	= 0x7f, /* udma0-6 ; FIXME */
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ static struct ata_port_info pdc_port_info[] = {
 	{
 		.sht		= &pdc_ata_sht,
 		.host_flags	= ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
-				  ATA_FLAG_SRST | ATA_FLAG_MMIO,
+				  ATA_FLAG_SRST | ATA_FLAG_MMIO |
+				  ATA_FLAG_PIO_POLLING,
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f, /* pio0-4 */
 		.mwdma_mask	= 0x07, /* mwdma0-2 */
 		.udma_mask	= 0x7f, /* udma0-6 ; FIXME */
@@ -184,7 +186,8 @@ static struct ata_port_info pdc_port_info[] = {
 	{
 		.sht		= &pdc_ata_sht,
 		.host_flags	= ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY | ATA_FLAG_SRST |
-				  ATA_FLAG_MMIO | ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS,
+				  ATA_FLAG_MMIO | ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS |
+				  ATA_FLAG_PIO_POLLING,
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f, /* pio0-4 */
 		.mwdma_mask	= 0x07, /* mwdma0-2 */
 		.udma_mask	= 0x7f, /* udma0-6 ; FIXME */
@@ -493,11 +496,11 @@ static irqreturn_t pdc_interrupt (int irq, void *dev_instance, struct pt_regs *r
 		ap = host_set->ports[i];
 		tmp = mask & (1 << (i + 1));
 		if (tmp && ap &&
-		    !(ap->flags & (ATA_FLAG_PORT_DISABLED | ATA_FLAG_NOINTR))) {
+		    !(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_PORT_DISABLED)) {
 			struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
 
 			qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
-			if (qc && (!(qc->tf.ctl & ATA_NIEN)))
+			if (qc && (!(qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_POLLING)))
 				handled += pdc_host_intr(ap, qc);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c
index ffcdeb68641c..a604afafaecc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static struct ata_port_info qs_port_info[] = {
 		.host_flags	= ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
 				  ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET |
 				  //FIXME ATA_FLAG_SRST |
-				  ATA_FLAG_MMIO,
+				  ATA_FLAG_MMIO | ATA_FLAG_PIO_POLLING,
 		.pio_mask	= 0x10, /* pio4 */
 		.udma_mask	= 0x7f, /* udma0-6 */
 		.port_ops	= &qs_ata_ops,
@@ -389,14 +389,13 @@ static inline unsigned int qs_intr_pkt(struct ata_host_set *host_set)
 			DPRINTK("SFF=%08x%08x: sCHAN=%u sHST=%d sDST=%02x\n",
 					sff1, sff0, port_no, sHST, sDST);
 			handled = 1;
-			if (ap && !(ap->flags &
-				    (ATA_FLAG_PORT_DISABLED|ATA_FLAG_NOINTR))) {
+			if (ap && !(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_PORT_DISABLED)) {
 				struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
 				struct qs_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
 				if (!pp || pp->state != qs_state_pkt)
 					continue;
 				qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
-				if (qc && (!(qc->tf.ctl & ATA_NIEN))) {
+				if (qc && (!(qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_POLLING))) {
 					switch (sHST) {
 					case 0: /* sucessful CPB */
 					case 3: /* device error */
@@ -422,13 +421,13 @@ static inline unsigned int qs_intr_mmio(struct ata_host_set *host_set)
 		struct ata_port *ap;
 		ap = host_set->ports[port_no];
 		if (ap &&
-		    !(ap->flags & (ATA_FLAG_PORT_DISABLED | ATA_FLAG_NOINTR))) {
+		    !(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_PORT_DISABLED)) {
 			struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
 			struct qs_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
 			if (!pp || pp->state != qs_state_mmio)
 				continue;
 			qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
-			if (qc && (!(qc->tf.ctl & ATA_NIEN))) {
+			if (qc && (!(qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_POLLING))) {
 
 				/* check main status, clearing INTRQ */
 				u8 status = ata_chk_status(ap);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
index 540a85191172..a9f9f7685a59 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ static struct ata_port_info pdc_port_info[] = {
 	{
 		.sht		= &pdc_sata_sht,
 		.host_flags	= ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
-				  ATA_FLAG_SRST | ATA_FLAG_MMIO,
+				  ATA_FLAG_SRST | ATA_FLAG_MMIO |
+				  ATA_FLAG_PIO_POLLING,
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f, /* pio0-4 */
 		.mwdma_mask	= 0x07, /* mwdma0-2 */
 		.udma_mask	= 0x7f, /* udma0-6 ; FIXME */
@@ -832,11 +833,11 @@ static irqreturn_t pdc20621_interrupt (int irq, void *dev_instance, struct pt_re
 		tmp = mask & (1 << i);
 		VPRINTK("seq %u, port_no %u, ap %p, tmp %x\n", i, port_no, ap, tmp);
 		if (tmp && ap &&
-		    !(ap->flags & (ATA_FLAG_PORT_DISABLED | ATA_FLAG_NOINTR))) {
+		    !(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_PORT_DISABLED)) {
 			struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
 
 			qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
-			if (qc && (!(qc->tf.ctl & ATA_NIEN)))
+			if (qc && (!(qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_POLLING)))
 				handled += pdc20621_host_intr(ap, qc, (i > 4),
 							      mmio_base);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_vsc.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_vsc.c
index cf94e0158a8d..92378d768c86 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_vsc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_vsc.c
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ static irqreturn_t vsc_sata_interrupt (int irq, void *dev_instance,
 			struct ata_port *ap;
 
 			ap = host_set->ports[i];
-			if (ap && !(ap->flags &
-				    (ATA_FLAG_PORT_DISABLED|ATA_FLAG_NOINTR))) {
+			if (ap &&
+			    !(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_PORT_DISABLED)) {
 				struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
 
 				qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
-				if (qc && (!(qc->tf.ctl & ATA_NIEN)))
+				if (qc && (!(qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_POLLING)))
 					handled += ata_host_intr(ap, qc);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 9ac2b69df3c1..ea8ab29aa92e 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ enum {
 	ATA_FLAG_MMIO		= (1 << 6), /* use MMIO, not PIO */
 	ATA_FLAG_SATA_RESET	= (1 << 7), /* use COMRESET */
 	ATA_FLAG_PIO_DMA	= (1 << 8), /* PIO cmds via DMA */
+	ATA_FLAG_PIO_POLLING	= (1 << 9), /* use polling PIO if LLD
+					     * doesn't handle PIO interrupts */
 
 	ATA_QCFLAG_ACTIVE	= (1 << 1), /* cmd not yet ack'd to scsi lyer */
 	ATA_QCFLAG_SG		= (1 << 3), /* have s/g table? */