diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci.c b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
index a3241a1a710b..9519c777af83 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ enum {
 	board_ahci_mcp65	= 6,
 	board_ahci_nopmp	= 7,
 	board_ahci_yesncq	= 8,
+	board_ahci_nosntf	= 9,
 
 	/* global controller registers */
 	HOST_CAP		= 0x00, /* host capabilities */
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ enum {
 	AHCI_HFLAG_NO_SUSPEND		= (1 << 10), /* don't suspend */
 	AHCI_HFLAG_SRST_TOUT_IS_OFFLINE	= (1 << 11), /* treat SRST timeout as
 							link offline */
+	AHCI_HFLAG_NO_SNTF		= (1 << 12), /* no sntf */
 
 	/* ap->flags bits */
 
@@ -508,7 +510,7 @@ static const struct ata_port_info ahci_port_info[] = {
 		.udma_mask	= ATA_UDMA6,
 		.port_ops	= &ahci_ops,
 	},
-	/* board_ahci_yesncq */
+	[board_ahci_yesncq] =
 	{
 		AHCI_HFLAGS	(AHCI_HFLAG_YES_NCQ),
 		.flags		= AHCI_FLAG_COMMON,
@@ -516,6 +518,14 @@ static const struct ata_port_info ahci_port_info[] = {
 		.udma_mask	= ATA_UDMA6,
 		.port_ops	= &ahci_ops,
 	},
+	[board_ahci_nosntf] =
+	{
+		AHCI_HFLAGS	(AHCI_HFLAG_NO_SNTF),
+		.flags		= AHCI_FLAG_COMMON,
+		.pio_mask	= ATA_PIO4,
+		.udma_mask	= ATA_UDMA6,
+		.port_ops	= &ahci_ops,
+	},
 };
 
 static const struct pci_device_id ahci_pci_tbl[] = {
@@ -531,7 +541,7 @@ static const struct pci_device_id ahci_pci_tbl[] = {
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x2683), board_ahci }, /* ESB2 */
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x27c6), board_ahci }, /* ICH7-M DH */
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x2821), board_ahci }, /* ICH8 */
-	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x2822), board_ahci }, /* ICH8 */
+	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x2822), board_ahci_nosntf }, /* ICH8 */
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x2824), board_ahci }, /* ICH8 */
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x2829), board_ahci }, /* ICH8M */
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x282a), board_ahci }, /* ICH8M */
@@ -849,6 +859,12 @@ static void ahci_save_initial_config(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		cap &= ~HOST_CAP_PMP;
 	}
 
+	if ((cap & HOST_CAP_SNTF) && (hpriv->flags & AHCI_HFLAG_NO_SNTF)) {
+		dev_printk(KERN_INFO, &pdev->dev,
+			   "controller can't do SNTF, turning off CAP_SNTF\n");
+		cap &= ~HOST_CAP_SNTF;
+	}
+
 	if (pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_JMICRON && pdev->device == 0x2361 &&
 	    port_map != 1) {
 		dev_printk(KERN_INFO, &pdev->dev,