diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index e0bda9ff89cd..28db50b57b91 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static unsigned int ata_dev_set_xfermode(struct ata_device *dev);
 static void ata_dev_xfermask(struct ata_device *dev);
 static unsigned long ata_dev_blacklisted(const struct ata_device *dev);
 
-unsigned int ata_print_id = 1;
+atomic_t ata_print_id = ATOMIC_INIT(1);
 
 struct ata_force_param {
 	const char	*name;
@@ -6029,7 +6029,7 @@ int ata_host_register(struct ata_host *host, struct scsi_host_template *sht)
 
 	/* give ports names and add SCSI hosts */
 	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++)
-		host->ports[i]->print_id = ata_print_id++;
+		host->ports[i]->print_id = atomic_inc_return(&ata_print_id);
 
 
 	/* Create associated sysfs transport objects  */
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 1ee00c8b5b04..93dabdcd2cbe 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -3843,7 +3843,7 @@ int ata_sas_async_port_init(struct ata_port *ap)
 	int rc = ap->ops->port_start(ap);
 
 	if (!rc) {
-		ap->print_id = ata_print_id++;
+		ap->print_id = atomic_inc_return(&ata_print_id);
 		__ata_port_probe(ap);
 	}
 
@@ -3867,7 +3867,7 @@ int ata_sas_port_init(struct ata_port *ap)
 	int rc = ap->ops->port_start(ap);
 
 	if (!rc) {
-		ap->print_id = ata_print_id++;
+		ap->print_id = atomic_inc_return(&ata_print_id);
 		rc = ata_port_probe(ap);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index 2e26fcaf635b..9d0fd0b71852 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ enum {
 	ATA_DNXFER_QUIET	= (1 << 31),
 };
 
-extern unsigned int ata_print_id;
+extern atomic_t ata_print_id;
 extern int atapi_passthru16;
 extern int libata_fua;
 extern int libata_noacpi;