diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index d151cf057ef2..73902d335767 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -1022,11 +1022,10 @@ static unsigned int ata_scsi_start_stop_xlat(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		}
 
 		tf->command = ATA_CMD_VERIFY;	/* READ VERIFY */
-	} else {
-		tf->nsect = 0;	/* time period value (0 implies now) */
-		tf->command = ATA_CMD_STANDBY;
-		/* Consider: ATA STANDBY IMMEDIATE command */
-	}
+	} else
+		/* Issue ATA STANDBY IMMEDIATE command */
+		tf->command = ATA_CMD_STANDBYNOW1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Standby and Idle condition timers could be implemented but that
 	 * would require libata to implement the Power condition mode page