diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 23c2ae03a7abe..d1a05f9bb91f2 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -4771,7 +4771,10 @@ static struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new(struct ata_port *ap)
 		return NULL;
 
 	for (i = 0, tag = ap->last_tag + 1; i < max_queue; i++, tag++) {
-		tag = tag < max_queue ? tag : 0;
+		if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_LOWTAG)
+			tag = i;
+		else
+			tag = tag < max_queue ? tag : 0;
 
 		/* the last tag is reserved for internal command. */
 		if (tag == ATA_TAG_INTERNAL)
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
index d81b20ddb5273..ea655949023f4 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sil24.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ enum {
 	/* host flags */
 	SIL24_COMMON_FLAGS	= ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_PIO_DMA |
 				  ATA_FLAG_NCQ | ATA_FLAG_ACPI_SATA |
-				  ATA_FLAG_AN | ATA_FLAG_PMP,
+				  ATA_FLAG_AN | ATA_FLAG_PMP | ATA_FLAG_LOWTAG,
 	SIL24_FLAG_PCIX_IRQ_WOC	= (1 << 24), /* IRQ loss errata on PCI-X */
 
 	IRQ_STAT_4PORTS		= 0xf,
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index f2b440e44fd70..91f705de2c0be 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ enum {
 	ATA_FLAG_SW_ACTIVITY	= (1 << 22), /* driver supports sw activity
 					      * led */
 	ATA_FLAG_NO_DIPM	= (1 << 23), /* host not happy with DIPM */
+	ATA_FLAG_LOWTAG		= (1 << 24), /* host wants lowest available tag */
 
 	/* bits 24:31 of ap->flags are reserved for LLD specific flags */