diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 264ae60e3fd8ae..14daf4848f09ad 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -841,6 +841,9 @@ static void ata_scsi_dev_config(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 		blk_queue_max_hw_segments(q, q->max_hw_segments - 1);
 	}
 
+	if (dev->class == ATA_DEV_ATA)
+		sdev->manage_start_stop = 1;
+
 	if (dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_AN)
 		set_bit(SDEV_EVT_MEDIA_CHANGE, sdev->supported_events);
 
@@ -872,9 +875,6 @@ int ata_scsi_slave_config(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 
 	ata_scsi_sdev_config(sdev);
 
-	if (dev->class == ATA_DEV_ATA)
-		sdev->manage_start_stop = 1;
-
 	if (dev)
 		ata_scsi_dev_config(sdev, dev);