--- fa9bed06b397b3c845e75a3d1820df8e524a4a27
+++ e30b9e74794b2966571b0fb660544bd329304c65
@@ -3149,10 +3149,6 @@ static int ata_eh_skip_recovery(struct a
 	if (link->flags & ATA_LFLAG_DISABLED)
 		return 1;
 
-	/* skip if explicitly requested */
-	if (ehc->i.flags & ATA_EHI_NO_RECOVERY)
-		return 1;
-
 	/* thaw frozen port and recover failed devices */
 	if ((ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FROZEN) || ata_link_nr_enabled(link))
 		return 0;