diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 44f434acfce0..f96cd2f931bd 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -2363,6 +2363,37 @@ static void ata_dev_config_trusted(struct ata_device *dev)
 		dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_TRUSTED;
 }
 
+static void ata_dev_config_devslp(struct ata_device *dev)
+{
+	u8 *sata_setting = dev->link->ap->sector_buf;
+	unsigned int err_mask;
+	int i, j;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check device sleep capability. Get DevSlp timing variables
+	 * from SATA Settings page of Identify Device Data Log.
+	 */
+	if (!ata_id_has_devslp(dev->id))
+		return;
+
+	err_mask = ata_read_log_page(dev,
+				     ATA_LOG_IDENTIFY_DEVICE,
+				     ATA_LOG_SATA_SETTINGS,
+				     sata_setting, 1);
+	if (err_mask) {
+		ata_dev_dbg(dev,
+			    "failed to get SATA Settings Log, Emask 0x%x\n",
+			    err_mask);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_DEVSLP;
+	for (i = 0; i < ATA_LOG_DEVSLP_SIZE; i++) {
+		j = ATA_LOG_DEVSLP_OFFSET + i;
+		dev->devslp_timing[i] = sata_setting[j];
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  *	ata_dev_configure - Configure the specified ATA/ATAPI device
  *	@dev: Target device to configure
@@ -2565,29 +2596,7 @@ int ata_dev_configure(struct ata_device *dev)
 			}
 		}
 
-		/* Check and mark DevSlp capability. Get DevSlp timing variables
-		 * from SATA Settings page of Identify Device Data Log.
-		 */
-		if (ata_id_has_devslp(dev->id)) {
-			u8 *sata_setting = ap->sector_buf;
-			int i, j;
-
-			dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_DEVSLP;
-			err_mask = ata_read_log_page(dev,
-						     ATA_LOG_IDENTIFY_DEVICE,
-						     ATA_LOG_SATA_SETTINGS,
-						     sata_setting,
-						     1);
-			if (err_mask)
-				ata_dev_dbg(dev,
-					    "failed to get Identify Device Data, Emask 0x%x\n",
-					    err_mask);
-			else
-				for (i = 0; i < ATA_LOG_DEVSLP_SIZE; i++) {
-					j = ATA_LOG_DEVSLP_OFFSET + i;
-					dev->devslp_timing[i] = sata_setting[j];
-				}
-		}
+		ata_dev_config_devslp(dev);
 		ata_dev_config_sense_reporting(dev);
 		ata_dev_config_zac(dev);
 		ata_dev_config_trusted(dev);