diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_highbank.c b/drivers/ata/sata_highbank.c
index 400bf1c3e982..75c0f3cc4a8a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_highbank.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_highbank.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static int ahci_highbank_hardreset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *class,
 
 	/* clear D2H reception area to properly wait for D2H FIS */
 	ata_tf_init(link->device, &tf);
-	tf.command = 0x80;
+	tf.command = ATA_BUSY;
 	ata_tf_to_fis(&tf, 0, 0, d2h_fis);
 
 	do {