diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 48b8934970f3..a0e788b64821 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -2870,8 +2870,19 @@ static unsigned int ata_scsi_pass_thru(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		goto invalid_fld;
 	}
 
-	if (ata_is_ncq(tf->protocol) && (cdb[2 + cdb_offset] & 0x3) == 0)
-		tf->protocol = ATA_PROT_NCQ_NODATA;
+	if ((cdb[2 + cdb_offset] & 0x3) == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * When T_LENGTH is zero (No data is transferred), dir should
+		 * be DMA_NONE.
+		 */
+		if (scmd->sc_data_direction != DMA_NONE) {
+			fp = 2 + cdb_offset;
+			goto invalid_fld;
+		}
+
+		if (ata_is_ncq(tf->protocol))
+			tf->protocol = ATA_PROT_NCQ_NODATA;
+	}
 
 	/* enable LBA */
 	tf->flags |= ATA_TFLAG_LBA;