diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 9bef1a8..9cd04f6 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static char ata_force_param_buf[PAGE_SIZE] __initdata;
 module_param_string(force, ata_force_param_buf, sizeof(ata_force_param_buf), 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(force, "Force ATA configurations including cable type, link speed and transfer mode (see Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt for details)");
 
-int atapi_enabled = 1;
+static int atapi_enabled = 1;
 module_param(atapi_enabled, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(atapi_enabled, "Enable discovery of ATAPI devices (0=off, 1=on)");
 
@@ -2142,6 +2142,16 @@ int ata_dev_configure(struct ata_device *dev)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if ((!atapi_enabled || (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_NO_ATAPI)) &&
+	    dev->class == ATA_DEV_ATAPI) {
+		ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_WARNING,
+			"WARNING: ATAPI is %s, device ignored.\n",
+			atapi_enabled ? "not supported with this driver"
+				      : "disabled");
+		ata_dev_disable(dev);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* let ACPI work its magic */
 	rc = ata_acpi_on_devcfg(dev);
 	if (rc)
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 479c29e..4627774 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -2550,36 +2550,6 @@ static struct ata_device *__ata_scsi_find_dev(struct ata_port *ap,
 }
 
 /**
- *	ata_scsi_dev_enabled - determine if device is enabled
- *	@dev: ATA device
- *
- *	Determine if commands should be sent to the specified device.
- *
- *	LOCKING:
- *	spin_lock_irqsave(host lock)
- *
- *	RETURNS:
- *	0 if commands are not allowed / 1 if commands are allowed
- */
-
-static int ata_scsi_dev_enabled(struct ata_device *dev)
-{
-	if (unlikely(!ata_dev_enabled(dev)))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!atapi_enabled || (dev->link->ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_NO_ATAPI)) {
-		if (unlikely(dev->class == ATA_DEV_ATAPI)) {
-			ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_WARNING,
-				       "WARNING: ATAPI is %s, device ignored.\n",
-				       atapi_enabled ? "not supported with this driver" : "disabled");
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/**
  *	ata_scsi_find_dev - lookup ata_device from scsi_cmnd
  *	@ap: ATA port to which the device is attached
  *	@scsidev: SCSI device from which we derive the ATA device
@@ -2600,7 +2570,7 @@ ata_scsi_find_dev(struct ata_port *ap, const struct scsi_device *scsidev)
 {
 	struct ata_device *dev = __ata_scsi_find_dev(ap, scsidev);
 
-	if (unlikely(!dev || !ata_scsi_dev_enabled(dev)))
+	if (unlikely(!dev || !ata_dev_enabled(dev)))
 		return NULL;
 
 	return dev;
@@ -3621,7 +3591,7 @@ int ata_sas_queuecmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, void (*done)(struct scsi_cmnd *),
 
 	ata_scsi_dump_cdb(ap, cmd);
 
-	if (likely(ata_scsi_dev_enabled(ap->link.device)))
+	if (likely(ata_dev_enabled(ap->link.device)))
 		rc = __ata_scsi_queuecmd(cmd, done, ap->link.device);
 	else {
 		cmd->result = (DID_BAD_TARGET << 16);
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index f6f9c28..ade5c75 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ enum {
 
 extern unsigned int ata_print_id;
 extern struct workqueue_struct *ata_aux_wq;
-extern int atapi_enabled;
 extern int atapi_passthru16;
 extern int libata_fua;
 extern int libata_noacpi;