diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
index 5b091388c095..f206c433de32 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
@@ -1870,13 +1870,32 @@ static int hisi_sas_I_T_nexus_reset(struct domain_device *device)
 	}
 	hisi_sas_dereg_device(hisi_hba, device);
 
-	if (dev_is_sata(device)) {
-		rc = hisi_sas_softreset_ata_disk(device);
-		if (rc == TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED)
-			return TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED;
-	}
-
 	rc = hisi_sas_debug_I_T_nexus_reset(device);
+	if (rc == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE && dev_is_sata(device)) {
+		struct sas_phy *local_phy;
+
+		rc = hisi_sas_softreset_ata_disk(device);
+		switch (rc) {
+		case -ECOMM:
+			rc = -ENODEV;
+			break;
+		case TMF_RESP_FUNC_FAILED:
+		case -EMSGSIZE:
+		case -EIO:
+			local_phy = sas_get_local_phy(device);
+			rc = sas_phy_enable(local_phy, 0);
+			if (!rc) {
+				local_phy->enabled = 0;
+				dev_err(dev, "Disabled local phy of ATA disk %016llx due to softreset fail (%d)\n",
+					SAS_ADDR(device->sas_addr), rc);
+				rc = -ENODEV;
+			}
+			sas_put_local_phy(local_phy);
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 
 	if ((rc == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE) || (rc == -ENODEV))
 		hisi_sas_release_task(hisi_hba, device);