diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index 3ec8bfd4090f..8b7d227bfe1c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -2165,7 +2165,8 @@ void scsi_eh_flush_done_q(struct list_head *done_q)
 			 * scsi_eh_get_sense), scmd->result is already
 			 * set, do not set DID_TIME_OUT.
 			 */
-			if (!scmd->result)
+			if (!scmd->result &&
+			    !(scmd->flags & SCMD_FORCE_EH_SUCCESS))
 				scmd->result |= (DID_TIME_OUT << 16);
 			SCSI_LOG_ERROR_RECOVERY(3,
 				scmd_printk(KERN_INFO, scmd,
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h b/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
index c2cb5f69635c..526def14e7fb 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ struct scsi_pointer {
 #define SCMD_TAGGED		(1 << 0)
 #define SCMD_INITIALIZED	(1 << 1)
 #define SCMD_LAST		(1 << 2)
+/*
+ * libata uses SCSI EH to fetch sense data for successful commands.
+ * SCSI EH should not overwrite scmd->result when SCMD_FORCE_EH_SUCCESS is set.
+ */
+#define SCMD_FORCE_EH_SUCCESS	(1 << 3)
 #define SCMD_FAIL_IF_RECOVERING	(1 << 4)
 /* flags preserved across unprep / reprep */
 #define SCMD_PRESERVED_FLAGS	(SCMD_INITIALIZED | SCMD_FAIL_IF_RECOVERING)