diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 4619e66ae100..7f6cebe61b33 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -2819,7 +2819,8 @@ static void ata_dev_config_lpm(struct ata_device *dev)
 			dev->quirks |= ATA_QUIRK_NOLPM;
 	}
 
-	if (dev->quirks & ATA_QUIRK_NOLPM) {
+	if (dev->quirks & ATA_QUIRK_NOLPM &&
+	    ap->target_lpm_policy != ATA_LPM_MAX_POWER) {
 		ata_dev_warn(dev, "LPM support broken, forcing max_power\n");
 		ap->target_lpm_policy = ATA_LPM_MAX_POWER;
 	}