diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index a0060cf31e0d..de80abeab065 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -1046,6 +1046,105 @@ static unsigned int ata_pio_modes(const struct ata_device *adev)
 	return modes;
 }
 
+struct ata_exec_internal_arg {
+	unsigned int err_mask;
+	struct ata_taskfile *tf;
+	struct completion *waiting;
+};
+
+int ata_qc_complete_internal(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
+{
+	struct ata_exec_internal_arg *arg = qc->private_data;
+	struct completion *waiting = arg->waiting;
+
+	if (!(qc->err_mask & ~AC_ERR_DEV))
+		qc->ap->ops->tf_read(qc->ap, arg->tf);
+	arg->err_mask = qc->err_mask;
+	arg->waiting = NULL;
+	complete(waiting);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ *	ata_exec_internal - execute libata internal command
+ *	@ap: Port to which the command is sent
+ *	@dev: Device to which the command is sent
+ *	@tf: Taskfile registers for the command and the result
+ *	@dma_dir: Data tranfer direction of the command
+ *	@buf: Data buffer of the command
+ *	@buflen: Length of data buffer
+ *
+ *	Executes libata internal command with timeout.  @tf contains
+ *	command on entry and result on return.  Timeout and error
+ *	conditions are reported via return value.  No recovery action
+ *	is taken after a command times out.  It's caller's duty to
+ *	clean up after timeout.
+ *
+ *	LOCKING:
+ *	None.  Should be called with kernel context, might sleep.
+ */
+
+static unsigned
+ata_exec_internal(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
+		  struct ata_taskfile *tf,
+		  int dma_dir, void *buf, unsigned int buflen)
+{
+	u8 command = tf->command;
+	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION(wait);
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct ata_exec_internal_arg arg;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+
+	qc = ata_qc_new_init(ap, dev);
+	BUG_ON(qc == NULL);
+
+	qc->tf = *tf;
+	qc->dma_dir = dma_dir;
+	if (dma_dir != DMA_NONE) {
+		ata_sg_init_one(qc, buf, buflen);
+		qc->nsect = buflen / ATA_SECT_SIZE;
+	}
+
+	arg.waiting = &wait;
+	arg.tf = tf;
+	qc->private_data = &arg;
+	qc->complete_fn = ata_qc_complete_internal;
+
+	if (ata_qc_issue(qc))
+		goto issue_fail;
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+
+	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&wait, ATA_TMOUT_INTERNAL)) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+
+		/* We're racing with irq here.  If we lose, the
+		 * following test prevents us from completing the qc
+		 * again.  If completion irq occurs after here but
+		 * before the caller cleans up, it will result in a
+		 * spurious interrupt.  We can live with that.
+		 */
+		if (arg.waiting) {
+			qc->err_mask = AC_ERR_OTHER;
+			ata_qc_complete(qc);
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "ata%u: qc timeout (cmd 0x%x)\n",
+			       ap->id, command);
+		}
+
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+	}
+
+	return arg.err_mask;
+
+ issue_fail:
+	ata_qc_free(qc);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+	return AC_ERR_OTHER;
+}
+
 static int ata_qc_wait_err(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc,
 			   struct completion *wait)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index e18ce039cdfd..833e57afd54c 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ enum {
 	ATA_TMOUT_BOOT_QUICK	= 7 * HZ,	/* hueristic */
 	ATA_TMOUT_CDB		= 30 * HZ,
 	ATA_TMOUT_CDB_QUICK	= 5 * HZ,
+	ATA_TMOUT_INTERNAL	= 30 * HZ,
+	ATA_TMOUT_INTERNAL_QUICK = 5 * HZ,
 
 	/* ATA bus states */
 	BUS_UNKNOWN		= 0,