diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
index 0c82d33..ae63b0b 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static const struct ata_port_info nv_port_info[] = {
 	/* SWNCQ */
 	{
 		.flags	        = ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
-				  ATA_FLAG_NCQ,
+				  ATA_FLAG_NCQ | ATA_FLAG_PIO_POLLING,
 		.pio_mask	= NV_PIO_MASK,
 		.mwdma_mask	= NV_MWDMA_MASK,
 		.udma_mask	= NV_UDMA_MASK,