diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index a9d2a1cf4c3d0..fdc2a3b59fc1b 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -941,11 +941,8 @@ static void ata_gen_passthru_sense(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 				   &sense_key, &asc, &ascq);
 		ata_scsi_set_sense(qc->dev, cmd, sense_key, asc, ascq);
 	} else {
-		/*
-		 * ATA PASS-THROUGH INFORMATION AVAILABLE
-		 * Always in descriptor format sense.
-		 */
-		scsi_build_sense(cmd, 1, RECOVERED_ERROR, 0, 0x1D);
+		/* ATA PASS-THROUGH INFORMATION AVAILABLE */
+		ata_scsi_set_sense(qc->dev, cmd, RECOVERED_ERROR, 0, 0x1D);
 	}
 }