diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 7f099d6e4e0bc..311c92d1db251 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -3487,7 +3487,8 @@ static int ata_count_probe_trials_cb(struct ata_ering_entry *ent, void *void_arg
 	u64 now = get_jiffies_64();
 	int *trials = void_arg;
 
-	if (ent->timestamp < now - min(now, interval))
+	if ((ent->eflags & ATA_EFLAG_OLD_ER) ||
+	    (ent->timestamp < now - min(now, interval)))
 		return -1;
 
 	(*trials)++;