diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci_brcmstb.c b/drivers/ata/ahci_brcmstb.c
index 69b8b0252c58..49f5a9ea17fb 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci_brcmstb.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci_brcmstb.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 
 enum brcm_ahci_quirks {
 	BRCM_AHCI_QUIRK_NO_NCQ		= BIT(0),
+	BRCM_AHCI_QUIRK_SKIP_PHY_ENABLE	= BIT(1),
 };
 
 struct brcm_ahci_priv {
@@ -119,6 +120,9 @@ static void brcm_sata_phy_enable(struct brcm_ahci_priv *priv, int port)
 	void __iomem *p;
 	u32 reg;
 
+	if (priv->quirks & BRCM_AHCI_QUIRK_SKIP_PHY_ENABLE)
+		return;
+
 	/* clear PHY_DEFAULT_POWER_STATE */
 	p = phyctrl + SATA_TOP_CTRL_PHY_CTRL_1;
 	reg = brcm_sata_readreg(p);
@@ -148,6 +152,9 @@ static void brcm_sata_phy_disable(struct brcm_ahci_priv *priv, int port)
 	void __iomem *p;
 	u32 reg;
 
+	if (priv->quirks & BRCM_AHCI_QUIRK_SKIP_PHY_ENABLE)
+		return;
+
 	/* power-off the PHY digital logic */
 	p = phyctrl + SATA_TOP_CTRL_PHY_CTRL_2;
 	reg = brcm_sata_readreg(p);
@@ -261,8 +268,10 @@ static int brcm_ahci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->top_ctrl))
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->top_ctrl);
 
-	if (of_device_is_compatible(dev->of_node, "brcm,bcm7425-ahci"))
+	if (of_device_is_compatible(dev->of_node, "brcm,bcm7425-ahci")) {
 		priv->quirks |= BRCM_AHCI_QUIRK_NO_NCQ;
+		priv->quirks |= BRCM_AHCI_QUIRK_SKIP_PHY_ENABLE;
+	}
 
 	brcm_sata_init(priv);