diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci.c b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
index 34fdaa6e99ba..5f1f049063dd 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
@@ -619,8 +619,11 @@ static void ahci_pci_save_initial_config(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 static int ahci_pci_reset_controller(struct ata_host *host)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(host->dev);
+	int rc;
 
-	ahci_reset_controller(host);
+	rc = ahci_reset_controller(host);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 
 	if (pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL) {
 		struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = host->private_data;