diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 5688b86b192d..d551378bc60e 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -2611,7 +2611,8 @@ static void ata_eh_link_report(struct ata_link *link)
 				[ATA_PROT_NODATA]	= "nodata",
 				[ATA_PROT_PIO]		= "pio",
 				[ATA_PROT_DMA]		= "dma",
-				[ATA_PROT_NCQ]		= "ncq",
+				[ATA_PROT_NCQ]		= "ncq dma",
+				[ATA_PROT_NCQ_NODATA]	= "ncq nodata",
 				[ATAPI_PROT_NODATA]	= "nodata",
 				[ATAPI_PROT_PIO]	= "pio",
 				[ATAPI_PROT_DMA]	= "dma",
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 0447a391fb7a..901b46a6e993 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -3082,6 +3082,9 @@ static unsigned int ata_scsi_pass_thru(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		goto invalid_fld;
 	}
 
+	if (ata_is_ncq(tf->protocol) && (cdb[2] & 0x3) == 0)
+		tf->protocol = ATA_PROT_NCQ_NODATA;
+
 	/* enable LBA */
 	tf->flags |= ATA_TFLAG_LBA;
 
@@ -3548,7 +3551,7 @@ static unsigned int ata_scsi_zbc_out_xlat(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 
 	if (ata_ncq_enabled(qc->dev) &&
 	    ata_fpdma_zac_mgmt_out_supported(qc->dev)) {
-		tf->protocol = ATA_PROT_NCQ;
+		tf->protocol = ATA_PROT_NCQ_NODATA;
 		tf->command = ATA_CMD_NCQ_NON_DATA;
 		tf->hob_nsect = ATA_SUBCMD_NCQ_NON_DATA_ZAC_MGMT_OUT;
 		tf->nsect = qc->tag << 3;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c b/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
index 00c2af1d211b..fa1530a9dc03 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ static const char *get_prot_descript(u8 protocol)
 		return "ATA DMA";
 	case ATA_PROT_NCQ:
 		return "ATA NCQ";
+	case ATA_PROT_NCQ_NODATA:
+		return "ATA NCQ no data";
 	case ATAPI_PROT_NODATA:
 		return "ATAPI no data";
 	case ATAPI_PROT_PIO:
diff --git a/include/linux/ata.h b/include/linux/ata.h
index d20b1ee127b0..35857d1f15c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/ata.h
+++ b/include/linux/ata.h
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ enum ata_tf_protocols {
 	ATA_PROT_PIO,		/* PIO data xfer */
 	ATA_PROT_DMA,		/* DMA */
 	ATA_PROT_NCQ,		/* NCQ */
+	ATA_PROT_NCQ_NODATA,	/* NCQ no data */
 	ATAPI_PROT_NODATA,	/* packet command, no data */
 	ATAPI_PROT_PIO,		/* packet command, PIO data xfer*/
 	ATAPI_PROT_DMA,		/* packet command with special DMA sauce */
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 4e5a09c6dc10..1abd6690c776 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -1053,6 +1053,8 @@ static inline unsigned int ata_prot_flags(u8 prot)
 		return ATA_PROT_FLAG_DMA;
 	case ATA_PROT_NCQ:
 		return ATA_PROT_FLAG_DMA | ATA_PROT_FLAG_NCQ;
+	case ATA_PROT_NCQ_NODATA:
+		return ATA_PROT_FLAG_NCQ;
 	case ATAPI_PROT_NODATA:
 		return ATA_PROT_FLAG_ATAPI;
 	case ATAPI_PROT_PIO:
diff --git a/include/trace/events/libata.h b/include/trace/events/libata.h
index 75fff8696bae..2fbbf990e4b3 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/libata.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/libata.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 		ata_protocol_name(ATA_PROT_PIO),	\
 		ata_protocol_name(ATA_PROT_DMA),	\
 		ata_protocol_name(ATA_PROT_NCQ),	\
+		ata_protocol_name(ATA_PROT_NCQ_NODATA),	\
 		ata_protocol_name(ATAPI_PROT_NODATA),	\
 		ata_protocol_name(ATAPI_PROT_PIO),	\
 		ata_protocol_name(ATAPI_PROT_DMA))