diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci.c b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
index 6a3543e..334f54c 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@
 	void			*rx_fis;
 	dma_addr_t		rx_fis_dma;
 	/* for NCQ spurious interrupt analysis */
-	int			ncq_saw_spurious_sdb_cnt;
 	unsigned int		ncq_saw_d2h:1;
 	unsigned int		ncq_saw_dmas:1;
 };
@@ -1160,23 +1159,24 @@
 		known_irq = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (status & PORT_IRQ_SDB_FIS &&
-		   pp->ncq_saw_spurious_sdb_cnt < 10) {
+	if (status & PORT_IRQ_SDB_FIS) {
 		/* SDB FIS containing spurious completions might be
-		 * dangerous, we need to know more about them.  Print
-		 * more of it.
-		 */
+		 * dangerous, whine and fail commands with HSM
+		 * violation.  EH will turn off NCQ after several such
+		 * failures.
+  		 */
 		const __le32 *f = pp->rx_fis + RX_FIS_SDB;
 
-		ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO, "Spurious SDB FIS during NCQ "
-				"issue=0x%x SAct=0x%x FIS=%08x:%08x%s\n",
-				readl(port_mmio + PORT_CMD_ISSUE),
-				readl(port_mmio + PORT_SCR_ACT),
-				le32_to_cpu(f[0]), le32_to_cpu(f[1]),
-				pp->ncq_saw_spurious_sdb_cnt < 10 ?
-				"" : ", shutting up");
+		ata_ehi_push_desc(ehi, "spurious completion during NCQ "
+				  "issue=0x%x SAct=0x%x FIS=%08x:%08x",
+				  readl(port_mmio + PORT_CMD_ISSUE),
+				  readl(port_mmio + PORT_SCR_ACT),
+				  le32_to_cpu(f[0]), le32_to_cpu(f[1]));
 
-		pp->ncq_saw_spurious_sdb_cnt++;
+		ehi->err_mask |= AC_ERR_HSM;
+		ehi->action |= ATA_EH_SOFTRESET;
+		ata_port_freeze(ap);
+
 		known_irq = 1;
 	}