diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index b35fdcb104ec..7f53ea725bce 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -4937,6 +4937,7 @@ unsigned int ata_qc_issue_prot(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 inline unsigned int ata_host_intr (struct ata_port *ap,
 				   struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
+	struct ata_eh_info *ehi = &ap->eh_info;
 	u8 status, host_stat = 0;
 
 	VPRINTK("ata%u: protocol %d task_state %d\n",
@@ -4997,6 +4998,11 @@ inline unsigned int ata_host_intr (struct ata_port *ap,
 	ap->ops->irq_clear(ap);
 
 	ata_hsm_move(ap, qc, status, 0);
+
+	if (unlikely(qc->err_mask) && (qc->tf.protocol == ATA_PROT_DMA ||
+				       qc->tf.protocol == ATA_PROT_ATAPI_DMA))
+		ata_ehi_push_desc(ehi, "BMDMA stat 0x%x", host_stat);
+
 	return 1;	/* irq handled */
 
 idle_irq:
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
index a57de4a5aa45..95ff186f0ccd 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
@@ -743,7 +743,6 @@ void ata_bmdma_drive_eh(struct ata_port *ap, ata_prereset_fn_t prereset,
 			ata_reset_fn_t softreset, ata_reset_fn_t hardreset,
 			ata_postreset_fn_t postreset)
 {
-	struct ata_eh_context *ehc = &ap->eh_context;
 	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int thaw = 0;
@@ -763,8 +762,6 @@ void ata_bmdma_drive_eh(struct ata_port *ap, ata_prereset_fn_t prereset,
 
 		host_stat = ap->ops->bmdma_status(ap);
 
-		ata_ehi_push_desc(&ehc->i, "BMDMA stat 0x%x", host_stat);
-
 		/* BMDMA controllers indicate host bus error by
 		 * setting DMA_ERR bit and timing out.  As it wasn't
 		 * really a timeout event, adjust error mask and
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
index f844a1faba18..7808d0369d91 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ static void sil_scr_write (struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int sc_reg, u32 val)
 
 static void sil_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap, u32 bmdma2)
 {
+	struct ata_eh_info *ehi = &ap->eh_info;
 	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
 	u8 status;
 
@@ -428,6 +429,10 @@ static void sil_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap, u32 bmdma2)
 	/* kick HSM in the ass */
 	ata_hsm_move(ap, qc, status, 0);
 
+	if (unlikely(qc->err_mask) && (qc->tf.protocol == ATA_PROT_DMA ||
+				       qc->tf.protocol == ATA_PROT_ATAPI_DMA))
+		ata_ehi_push_desc(ehi, "BMDMA2 stat 0x%x", bmdma2);
+
 	return;
 
  err_hsm: