diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index f5eb07e06a2a..522848a6c43a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ static int ata_read_native_max_address(struct ata_device *dev, u64 *max_sectors)
 	} else
 		tf.command = ATA_CMD_READ_NATIVE_MAX;
 
-	tf.protocol |= ATA_PROT_NODATA;
+	tf.protocol = ATA_PROT_NODATA;
 	tf.device |= ATA_LBA;
 
 	err_mask = ata_exec_internal(dev, &tf, NULL, DMA_NONE, NULL, 0, 0);
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ static int ata_set_max_sectors(struct ata_device *dev, u64 new_sectors)
 		tf.device |= (new_sectors >> 24) & 0xf;
 	}
 
-	tf.protocol |= ATA_PROT_NODATA;
+	tf.protocol = ATA_PROT_NODATA;
 	tf.device |= ATA_LBA;
 
 	tf.lbal = (new_sectors >> 0) & 0xff;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 61dc7a99e89a..7832e5514cb2 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -3177,7 +3177,7 @@ static void ata_eh_park_issue_cmd(struct ata_device *dev, int park)
 	}
 
 	tf.flags |= ATA_TFLAG_DEVICE | ATA_TFLAG_ISADDR;
-	tf.protocol |= ATA_PROT_NODATA;
+	tf.protocol = ATA_PROT_NODATA;
 	err_mask = ata_exec_internal(dev, &tf, NULL, DMA_NONE, NULL, 0, 0);
 	if (park && (err_mask || tf.lbal != 0xc4)) {
 		ata_dev_err(dev, "head unload failed!\n");