diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 09ed67772fae..d9f80f4f70f5 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -2017,6 +2017,10 @@ void ata_dev_power_set_standby(struct ata_device *dev)
 	struct ata_taskfile tf;
 	unsigned int err_mask;
 
+	/* If the device is already sleeping, do nothing. */
+	if (dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_SLEEPING)
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Some odd clown BIOSes issue spindown on power off (ACPI S4 or S5)
 	 * causing some drives to spin up and down again. For these, do nothing