diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index c9242301cfa1..ca4d208ddf3b 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5031,7 +5031,6 @@ int ata_qc_complete_multiple(struct ata_port *ap, u32 qc_active)
 {
 	int nr_done = 0;
 	u32 done_mask;
-	int i;
 
 	done_mask = ap->qc_active ^ qc_active;
 
@@ -5041,16 +5040,16 @@ int ata_qc_complete_multiple(struct ata_port *ap, u32 qc_active)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ATA_MAX_QUEUE; i++) {
+	while (done_mask) {
 		struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
+		unsigned int tag = __ffs(done_mask);
 
-		if (!(done_mask & (1 << i)))
-			continue;
-
-		if ((qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, i))) {
+		qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, tag);
+		if (qc) {
 			ata_qc_complete(qc);
 			nr_done++;
 		}
+		done_mask &= ~(1 << tag);
 	}
 
 	return nr_done;