diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 53d1101..b514a80 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -6967,12 +6967,11 @@ int ata_host_start(struct ata_host *host)
 		if (ap->ops->port_start) {
 			rc = ap->ops->port_start(ap);
 			if (rc) {
-				ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_ERR, "failed to "
-						"start port (errno=%d)\n", rc);
+				if (rc != -ENODEV)
+					dev_printk(KERN_ERR, host->dev, "failed to start port %d (errno=%d)\n", i, rc);
 				goto err_out;
 			}
 		}
-
 		ata_eh_freeze_port(ap);
 	}