diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 07b5a3d4ed21..b6a1de8fad5b 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@ static unsigned int ata_scsi_start_stop_xlat(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		 * for more info.
 		 */
 		if (ata_spindown_compat &&
+		    (qc->dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_SPUNDOWN) &&
 		    (system_state == SYSTEM_HALT ||
 		     system_state == SYSTEM_POWER_OFF)) {
 			static unsigned long warned = 0;
@@ -1394,6 +1395,14 @@ static void ata_scsi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* XXX: track spindown state for spindown_compat */
+	if (unlikely(qc->tf.command == ATA_CMD_STANDBY ||
+		     qc->tf.command == ATA_CMD_STANDBYNOW1))
+		qc->dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_SPUNDOWN;
+	else if (likely(system_state != SYSTEM_HALT &&
+			system_state != SYSTEM_POWER_OFF))
+		qc->dev->flags &= ~ATA_DFLAG_SPUNDOWN;
+
 	if (need_sense && !ap->ops->error_handler)
 		ata_dump_status(ap->print_id, &qc->result_tf);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 9b2122db30ff..666592ef0b25 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ enum {
 
 	ATA_DFLAG_PIO		= (1 << 8), /* device limited to PIO mode */
 	ATA_DFLAG_NCQ_OFF	= (1 << 9), /* device limited to non-NCQ mode */
+	ATA_DFLAG_SPUNDOWN	= (1 << 10), /* XXX: for spindown_compat */
 	ATA_DFLAG_INIT_MASK	= (1 << 16) - 1,
 
 	ATA_DFLAG_DETACH	= (1 << 16),