diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 90081e5ea80e..e900c5edefc4 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -1568,6 +1568,16 @@ int ata_dev_configure(struct ata_device *dev)
 		ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_DEBUG, "%s: ENTER, host %u, dev %u\n",
 			       __FUNCTION__, ap->id, dev->devno);
 
+	/* set _SDD */
+	rc = ata_acpi_push_id(ap, dev->devno);
+	if (rc) {
+		ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_WARNING, "failed to set _SDD(%d)\n",
+			rc);
+	}
+
+	/* retrieve and execute the ATA task file of _GTF */
+	ata_acpi_exec_tfs(ap);
+
 	/* print device capabilities */
 	if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
 		ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_DEBUG,
@@ -1737,14 +1747,6 @@ int ata_dev_configure(struct ata_device *dev)
 	if (ap->ops->dev_config)
 		ap->ops->dev_config(ap, dev);
 
-	/* set _SDD */
-	rc = ata_acpi_push_id(ap, dev->devno);
-	if (rc) {
-		ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_WARNING, "failed to set _SDD(%d)\n",
-			rc);
-		goto err_out_nosup;
-	}
-
 	if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
 		ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_DEBUG, "%s: EXIT, drv_stat = 0x%x\n",
 			__FUNCTION__, ata_chk_status(ap));
@@ -1790,9 +1792,6 @@ int ata_bus_probe(struct ata_port *ap)
 	/* reset and determine device classes */
 	ap->ops->phy_reset(ap);
 
-	/* retrieve and execute the ATA task file of _GTF */
-	ata_acpi_exec_tfs(ap);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < ATA_MAX_DEVICES; i++) {
 		dev = &ap->device[i];