diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 4ac53ef0e4b0..883276388207 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ int ata_build_rw_tf(struct ata_taskfile *tf, struct ata_device *dev,
 	tf->flags |= tf_flags;
 
 	if ((dev->flags & (ATA_DFLAG_PIO | ATA_DFLAG_NCQ_OFF |
-			   ATA_DFLAG_NCQ)) == ATA_DFLAG_NCQ) {
+			   ATA_DFLAG_NCQ)) == ATA_DFLAG_NCQ &&
+	    likely(tag != ATA_TAG_INTERNAL)) {
 		/* yay, NCQ */
 		if (!lba_48_ok(block, n_block))
 			return -ERANGE;
@@ -3533,8 +3534,7 @@ static unsigned int ata_dev_init_params(struct ata_device *dev,
  *	LOCKING:
  *	spin_lock_irqsave(host lock)
  */
-
-static void ata_sg_clean(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
+void ata_sg_clean(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap;
 	struct scatterlist *sg = qc->__sg;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index 60576b1237e4..1ff3f59504c9 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ extern int sata_down_spd_limit(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int sata_set_spd_needed(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_down_xfermask_limit(struct ata_device *dev, int force_pio0);
 extern int ata_set_mode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device **r_failed_dev);
+extern void ata_sg_clean(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void ata_qc_free(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void __ata_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);