diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 5c91183b5b73..54b6ec44d3be 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -2901,18 +2901,11 @@ int ata_eh_reset(struct ata_link *link, int classify,
 			postreset(slave, classes);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Some controllers can't be frozen very well and may set spurious
-	 * error conditions during reset.  Clear accumulated error
-	 * information and re-thaw the port if frozen.  As reset is the
-	 * final recovery action and we cross check link onlineness against
-	 * device classification later, no hotplug event is lost by this.
-	 */
+	/* clear cached SError */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(link->ap->lock, flags);
-	memset(&link->eh_info, 0, sizeof(link->eh_info));
+	link->eh_info.serror = 0;
 	if (slave)
-		memset(&slave->eh_info, 0, sizeof(link->eh_info));
-	ap->pflags &= ~ATA_PFLAG_EH_PENDING;
+		slave->eh_info.serror = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(link->ap->lock, flags);
 
 	if (ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FROZEN)