diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
index 162260d6fe19..6a7420546609 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
@@ -626,7 +626,8 @@ static const struct ata_port_info mv_port_info[] = {
 		.port_ops	= &mv_iie_ops,
 	},
 	{  /* chip_soc */
-		.flags		= MV_COMMON_FLAGS | MV_FLAG_SOC,
+		.flags		= MV_COMMON_FLAGS | MV_6XXX_FLAGS |
+				  ATA_FLAG_NCQ | MV_FLAG_SOC,
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f,	/* pio0-4 */
 		.udma_mask	= ATA_UDMA6,
 		.port_ops	= &mv_iie_ops,