diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c b/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
index 5edd6549876d8..36b8629203be2 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ struct cmdhdr_tbl_entry {
  * Description information bitdefs
  */
 enum {
+	CMD_DESC_RES = (1 << 11),
 	VENDOR_SPECIFIC_BIST = (1 << 10),
 	CMD_DESC_SNOOP_ENABLE = (1 << 9),
 	FPDMA_QUEUED_CMD = (1 << 8),
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ static void sata_fsl_qc_prep(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 	void __iomem *hcr_base = host_priv->hcr_base;
 	unsigned int tag = sata_fsl_tag(qc->tag, hcr_base);
 	struct command_desc *cd;
-	u32 desc_info = CMD_DESC_SNOOP_ENABLE;
+	u32 desc_info = CMD_DESC_RES | CMD_DESC_SNOOP_ENABLE;
 	u32 num_prde = 0;
 	u32 ttl_dwords = 0;
 	dma_addr_t cd_paddr;
@@ -841,7 +842,7 @@ static int sata_fsl_softreset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *class,
 
 	/* device reset/SRST is a control register update FIS, uses tag0 */
 	sata_fsl_setup_cmd_hdr_entry(pp, 0,
-				     SRST_CMD | CMD_DESC_SNOOP_ENABLE, 0, 0, 5);
+		SRST_CMD | CMD_DESC_RES | CMD_DESC_SNOOP_ENABLE, 0, 0, 5);
 
 	tf.ctl |= ATA_SRST;	/* setup SRST bit in taskfile control reg */
 	ata_tf_to_fis(&tf, pmp, 0, cfis);
@@ -887,7 +888,8 @@ static int sata_fsl_softreset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *class,
 	 * using ATA signature D2H register FIS to the host controller.
 	 */
 
-	sata_fsl_setup_cmd_hdr_entry(pp, 0, CMD_DESC_SNOOP_ENABLE, 0, 0, 5);
+	sata_fsl_setup_cmd_hdr_entry(pp, 0, CMD_DESC_RES | CMD_DESC_SNOOP_ENABLE,
+				      0, 0, 5);
 
 	tf.ctl &= ~ATA_SRST;	/* 2nd H2D Ctl. register FIS */
 	ata_tf_to_fis(&tf, pmp, 0, cfis);