diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 364828b8a22d..3f0144e7dc80 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -633,6 +633,14 @@ void ata_scsi_cmd_error_handler(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct ata_port *ap,
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(scmd, tmp, eh_work_q, eh_entry) {
 		struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
 
+		/*
+		 * If the scmd was added to EH, via ata_qc_schedule_eh() ->
+		 * scsi_timeout() -> scsi_eh_scmd_add(), scsi_timeout() will
+		 * have set DID_TIME_OUT (since libata does not have an abort
+		 * handler). Thus, to clear DID_TIME_OUT, clear the host byte.
+		 */
+		set_host_byte(scmd, DID_OK);
+
 		ata_qc_for_each_raw(ap, qc, i) {
 			if (qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_ACTIVE &&
 			    qc->scsicmd == scmd)
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 9f75d26808bf..061fe63497bf 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -1680,9 +1680,6 @@ static void ata_scsi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 			set_status_byte(qc->scsicmd, SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION);
 	} else if (is_error && !have_sense) {
 		ata_gen_ata_sense(qc);
-	} else {
-		/* Keep the SCSI ML and status byte, clear host byte. */
-		cmd->result &= 0x0000ffff;
 	}
 
 	ata_qc_done(qc);