diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 01831312c360..eb8b94016c01 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -2783,6 +2783,12 @@ static int ata_eh_revalidate_and_attach(struct ata_link *link,
 		} else if (dev->class == ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN &&
 			   ehc->tries[dev->devno] &&
 			   ata_class_enabled(ehc->classes[dev->devno])) {
+			/* Temporarily set dev->class, it will be
+			 * permanently set once all configurations are
+			 * complete.  This is necessary because new
+			 * device configuration is done in two
+			 * separate loops.
+			 */
 			dev->class = ehc->classes[dev->devno];
 
 			if (dev->class == ATA_DEV_PMP)
@@ -2790,6 +2796,11 @@ static int ata_eh_revalidate_and_attach(struct ata_link *link,
 			else
 				rc = ata_dev_read_id(dev, &dev->class,
 						     readid_flags, dev->id);
+
+			/* read_id might have changed class, store and reset */
+			ehc->classes[dev->devno] = dev->class;
+			dev->class = ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN;
+
 			switch (rc) {
 			case 0:
 				/* clear error info accumulated during probe */
@@ -2799,13 +2810,11 @@ static int ata_eh_revalidate_and_attach(struct ata_link *link,
 			case -ENOENT:
 				/* IDENTIFY was issued to non-existent
 				 * device.  No need to reset.  Just
-				 * thaw and kill the device.
+				 * thaw and ignore the device.
 				 */
 				ata_eh_thaw_port(ap);
-				dev->class = ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN;
 				break;
 			default:
-				dev->class = ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN;
 				goto err;
 			}
 		}
@@ -2826,11 +2835,15 @@ static int ata_eh_revalidate_and_attach(struct ata_link *link,
 		    dev->class == ATA_DEV_PMP)
 			continue;
 
+		dev->class = ehc->classes[dev->devno];
+
 		ehc->i.flags |= ATA_EHI_PRINTINFO;
 		rc = ata_dev_configure(dev);
 		ehc->i.flags &= ~ATA_EHI_PRINTINFO;
-		if (rc)
+		if (rc) {
+			dev->class = ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN;
 			goto err;
+		}
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
 		ap->pflags |= ATA_PFLAG_SCSI_HOTPLUG;