diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_ali.c b/drivers/ata/pata_ali.c
index 751b7ea4816c..fc9c5d6d7d80 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_ali.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_ali.c
@@ -497,14 +497,16 @@ static int ali_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	};
 	/* Revision 0x20 added DMA */
 	static const struct ata_port_info info_20 = {
-		.flags = ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_PIO_LBA48,
+		.flags = ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_PIO_LBA48 |
+							ATA_FLAG_IGN_SIMPLEX,
 		.pio_mask = ATA_PIO4,
 		.mwdma_mask = ATA_MWDMA2,
 		.port_ops = &ali_20_port_ops
 	};
 	/* Revision 0x20 with support logic added UDMA */
 	static const struct ata_port_info info_20_udma = {
-		.flags = ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_PIO_LBA48,
+		.flags = ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_PIO_LBA48 |
+							ATA_FLAG_IGN_SIMPLEX,
 		.pio_mask = ATA_PIO4,
 		.mwdma_mask = ATA_MWDMA2,
 		.udma_mask = ATA_UDMA2,
@@ -512,7 +514,8 @@ static int ali_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	};
 	/* Revision 0xC2 adds UDMA66 */
 	static const struct ata_port_info info_c2 = {
-		.flags = ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_PIO_LBA48,
+		.flags = ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_PIO_LBA48 |
+							ATA_FLAG_IGN_SIMPLEX,
 		.pio_mask = ATA_PIO4,
 		.mwdma_mask = ATA_MWDMA2,
 		.udma_mask = ATA_UDMA4,
@@ -520,7 +523,8 @@ static int ali_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	};
 	/* Revision 0xC3 is UDMA66 for now */
 	static const struct ata_port_info info_c3 = {
-		.flags = ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_PIO_LBA48,
+		.flags = ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_PIO_LBA48 |
+							ATA_FLAG_IGN_SIMPLEX,
 		.pio_mask = ATA_PIO4,
 		.mwdma_mask = ATA_MWDMA2,
 		.udma_mask = ATA_UDMA4,
@@ -528,7 +532,8 @@ static int ali_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	};
 	/* Revision 0xC4 is UDMA100 */
 	static const struct ata_port_info info_c4 = {
-		.flags = ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_PIO_LBA48,
+		.flags = ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_PIO_LBA48 |
+							ATA_FLAG_IGN_SIMPLEX,
 		.pio_mask = ATA_PIO4,
 		.mwdma_mask = ATA_MWDMA2,
 		.udma_mask = ATA_UDMA5,
@@ -536,7 +541,7 @@ static int ali_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	};
 	/* Revision 0xC5 is UDMA133 with LBA48 DMA */
 	static const struct ata_port_info info_c5 = {
-		.flags = ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS,
+		.flags = ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | 	ATA_FLAG_IGN_SIMPLEX,
 		.pio_mask = ATA_PIO4,
 		.mwdma_mask = ATA_MWDMA2,
 		.udma_mask = ATA_UDMA6,