diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 370d18aca71e..c6ece32de8e3 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -1100,7 +1100,14 @@ int ata_scsi_dev_config(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct ata_device *dev)
 		}
 	} else {
 		sdev->sector_size = ata_id_logical_sector_size(dev->id);
+		/*
+		 * Stop the drive on suspend but do not issue START STOP UNIT
+		 * on resume as this is not necessary and may fail: the device
+		 * will be woken up by ata_port_pm_resume() with a port reset
+		 * and device revalidation.
+		 */
 		sdev->manage_start_stop = 1;
+		sdev->no_start_on_resume = 1;
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 68b12afa0721..3c668cfb146d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -3876,7 +3876,7 @@ static int sd_suspend_runtime(struct device *dev)
 static int sd_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct scsi_disk *sdkp = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!sdkp)	/* E.g.: runtime resume at the start of sd_probe() */
 		return 0;
@@ -3884,8 +3884,11 @@ static int sd_resume(struct device *dev)
 	if (!sdkp->device->manage_start_stop)
 		return 0;
 
-	sd_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdkp, "Starting disk\n");
-	ret = sd_start_stop_device(sdkp, 1);
+	if (!sdkp->device->no_start_on_resume) {
+		sd_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdkp, "Starting disk\n");
+		ret = sd_start_stop_device(sdkp, 1);
+	}
+
 	if (!ret)
 		opal_unlock_from_suspend(sdkp->opal_dev);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index 75b2235b99e2..b9230b6add04 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ struct scsi_device {
 	unsigned no_start_on_add:1;	/* do not issue start on add */
 	unsigned allow_restart:1; /* issue START_UNIT in error handler */
 	unsigned manage_start_stop:1;	/* Let HLD (sd) manage start/stop */
+	unsigned no_start_on_resume:1; /* Do not issue START_STOP_UNIT on resume */
 	unsigned start_stop_pwr_cond:1;	/* Set power cond. in START_STOP_UNIT */
 	unsigned no_uld_attach:1; /* disable connecting to upper level drivers */
 	unsigned select_no_atn:1;