diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 045a486..111c5c9 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -1515,6 +1515,7 @@ static int ata_hpa_resize(struct ata_device *dev)
 
 		return rc;
 	}
+	dev->n_native_sectors = native_sectors;
 
 	/* nothing to do? */
 	if (native_sectors <= sectors || !ata_ignore_hpa) {
@@ -4089,6 +4090,7 @@ int ata_dev_revalidate(struct ata_device *dev, unsigned int new_class,
 		       unsigned int readid_flags)
 {
 	u64 n_sectors = dev->n_sectors;
+	u64 n_native_sectors = dev->n_native_sectors;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (!ata_dev_enabled(dev))
@@ -4118,16 +4120,31 @@ int ata_dev_revalidate(struct ata_device *dev, unsigned int new_class,
 	/* verify n_sectors hasn't changed */
 	if (dev->class == ATA_DEV_ATA && n_sectors &&
 	    dev->n_sectors != n_sectors) {
-		ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_INFO, "n_sectors mismatch "
+		ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_WARNING, "n_sectors mismatch "
 			       "%llu != %llu\n",
 			       (unsigned long long)n_sectors,
 			       (unsigned long long)dev->n_sectors);
 
-		/* restore original n_sectors */
-		dev->n_sectors = n_sectors;
-
-		rc = -ENODEV;
-		goto fail;
+		/*
+		 * Something could have caused HPA to be unlocked
+		 * involuntarily.  If n_native_sectors hasn't changed
+		 * and the new size matches it, keep the device.
+		 */
+		if (dev->n_native_sectors == n_native_sectors &&
+		    dev->n_sectors > n_sectors &&
+		    dev->n_sectors == n_native_sectors) {
+			ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_WARNING,
+				       "new n_sectors matches native, probably "
+				       "late HPA unlock, continuing\n");
+			dev->n_native_sectors = n_native_sectors;
+			dev->n_sectors = n_sectors;
+		} else {
+			/* restore original n_[native]_sectors */
+			dev->n_native_sectors = n_native_sectors;
+			dev->n_sectors = n_sectors;
+			rc = -ENODEV;
+			goto fail;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 3d501db..5fde0a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ struct ata_device {
 #endif
 	/* n_sector is CLEAR_BEGIN, read comment above CLEAR_BEGIN */
 	u64			n_sectors;	/* size of device, if ATA */
+	u64			n_native_sectors; /* native size, if ATA */
 	unsigned int		class;		/* ATA_DEV_xxx */
 	unsigned long		unpark_deadline;