diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 67bf150..2bff9ad 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -1671,7 +1671,10 @@
 				reset == softreset ? "soft" : "hard");
 
 	/* mark that this EH session started with reset */
-	ehc->i.flags |= ATA_EHI_DID_RESET;
+	if (reset == hardreset)
+		ehc->i.flags |= ATA_EHI_DID_HARDRESET;
+	else
+		ehc->i.flags |= ATA_EHI_DID_SOFTRESET;
 
 	rc = ata_do_reset(ap, reset, classes);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 73b86dd..d8cfc72 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -282,11 +282,13 @@
 	ATA_EHI_NO_AUTOPSY	= (1 << 2),  /* no autopsy */
 	ATA_EHI_QUIET		= (1 << 3),  /* be quiet */
 
-	ATA_EHI_DID_RESET	= (1 << 16), /* already reset this port */
-	ATA_EHI_PRINTINFO	= (1 << 17), /* print configuration info */
-	ATA_EHI_SETMODE		= (1 << 18), /* configure transfer mode */
-	ATA_EHI_POST_SETMODE	= (1 << 19), /* revaildating after setmode */
+	ATA_EHI_DID_SOFTRESET	= (1 << 16), /* already soft-reset this port */
+	ATA_EHI_DID_HARDRESET	= (1 << 17), /* already soft-reset this port */
+	ATA_EHI_PRINTINFO	= (1 << 18), /* print configuration info */
+	ATA_EHI_SETMODE		= (1 << 19), /* configure transfer mode */
+	ATA_EHI_POST_SETMODE	= (1 << 20), /* revaildating after setmode */
 
+	ATA_EHI_DID_RESET	= ATA_EHI_DID_SOFTRESET | ATA_EHI_DID_HARDRESET,
 	ATA_EHI_RESET_MODIFIER_MASK = ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK,
 
 	/* max repeat if error condition is still set after ->error_handler */