diff --git a/drivers/ata/libahci.c b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
index 97683e45ab04..3ce3d23e4f97 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
@@ -1778,15 +1778,16 @@ static void ahci_handle_port_interrupt(struct ata_port *ap,
 	}
 }
 
-static void ahci_port_intr(struct ata_port *ap)
+static void ahci_update_intr_status(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
+	struct ahci_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
 	u32 status;
 
 	status = readl(port_mmio + PORT_IRQ_STAT);
 	writel(status, port_mmio + PORT_IRQ_STAT);
 
-	ahci_handle_port_interrupt(ap, port_mmio, status);
+	atomic_or(status, &pp->intr_status);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t ahci_port_thread_fn(int irq, void *dev_instance)
@@ -1807,6 +1808,34 @@ static irqreturn_t ahci_port_thread_fn(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+irqreturn_t ahci_thread_fn(int irq, void *dev_instance)
+{
+	struct ata_host *host = dev_instance;
+	struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = host->private_data;
+	u32 irq_masked = hpriv->port_map;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
+		struct ata_port *ap;
+
+		if (!(irq_masked & (1 << i)))
+			continue;
+
+		ap = host->ports[i];
+		if (ap) {
+			ahci_port_thread_fn(irq, ap);
+			VPRINTK("port %u\n", i);
+		} else {
+			VPRINTK("port %u (no irq)\n", i);
+			if (ata_ratelimit())
+				dev_warn(host->dev,
+					 "interrupt on disabled port %u\n", i);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
 static irqreturn_t ahci_multi_irqs_intr(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = dev_instance;
@@ -1856,7 +1885,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ahci_single_irq_intr(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 
 		ap = host->ports[i];
 		if (ap) {
-			ahci_port_intr(ap);
+			ahci_update_intr_status(ap);
 			VPRINTK("port %u\n", i);
 		} else {
 			VPRINTK("port %u (no irq)\n", i);
@@ -1883,7 +1912,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ahci_single_irq_intr(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 
 	VPRINTK("EXIT\n");
 
-	return IRQ_RETVAL(handled);
+	return handled ? IRQ_WAKE_THREAD : IRQ_NONE;
 }
 
 unsigned int ahci_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
@@ -2295,13 +2324,8 @@ static int ahci_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
 	 */
 	pp->intr_mask = DEF_PORT_IRQ;
 
-	/*
-	 * Switch to per-port locking in case each port has its own MSI vector.
-	 */
-	if ((hpriv->flags & AHCI_HFLAG_MULTI_MSI)) {
-		spin_lock_init(&pp->lock);
-		ap->lock = &pp->lock;
-	}
+	spin_lock_init(&pp->lock);
+	ap->lock = &pp->lock;
 
 	ap->private_data = pp;
 
@@ -2462,6 +2486,31 @@ static int ahci_host_activate_multi_irqs(struct ata_host *host, int irq,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int ahci_host_activate_single_irq(struct ata_host *host, int irq,
+					 struct scsi_host_template *sht)
+{
+	int i, rc;
+
+	rc = ata_host_start(host);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	rc = devm_request_threaded_irq(host->dev, irq, ahci_single_irq_intr,
+				       ahci_thread_fn, IRQF_SHARED,
+				       dev_driver_string(host->dev), host);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++)
+		ata_port_desc(host->ports[i], "irq %d", irq);
+
+	rc = ata_host_register(host, sht);
+	if (rc)
+		devm_free_irq(host->dev, irq, host);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
 /**
  *	ahci_host_activate - start AHCI host, request IRQs and register it
  *	@host: target ATA host
@@ -2487,8 +2536,7 @@ int ahci_host_activate(struct ata_host *host, int irq,
 	if (hpriv->flags & AHCI_HFLAG_MULTI_MSI)
 		rc = ahci_host_activate_multi_irqs(host, irq, sht);
 	else
-		rc = ata_host_activate(host, irq, ahci_single_irq_intr,
-				       IRQF_SHARED, sht);
+		rc = ahci_host_activate_single_irq(host, irq, sht);
 	return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ahci_host_activate);