diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_pdc202xx_old.c b/drivers/ata/pata_pdc202xx_old.c
index 2f3c9bed63d9..8d25bd59a16e 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_pdc202xx_old.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_pdc202xx_old.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * pata_pdc202xx_old.c 	- Promise PDC202xx PATA for new ATA layer
  *			  (C) 2005 Red Hat Inc
  *			  Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
- *			  (C) 2007,2009 Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
+ *			  (C) 2007,2009,2010 Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
  *
  * Based in part on linux/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_old.c
  *
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ static int pdc2026x_cable_detect(struct ata_port *ap)
 	return ATA_CBL_PATA80;
 }
 
+static void pdc20246_exec_command(struct ata_port *ap,
+				  const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+{
+	DPRINTK("ata%u: cmd 0x%X\n", ap->print_id, tf->command);
+
+	iowrite8(tf->command, ap->ioaddr.command_addr);
+	ndelay(400);
+}
+
 /**
  *	pdc202xx_configure_piomode	-	set chip PIO timing
  *	@ap: ATA interface
@@ -271,6 +280,8 @@ static struct ata_port_operations pdc2024x_port_ops = {
 	.cable_detect		= ata_cable_40wire,
 	.set_piomode		= pdc202xx_set_piomode,
 	.set_dmamode		= pdc202xx_set_dmamode,
+
+	.sff_exec_command	= pdc20246_exec_command,
 };
 
 static struct ata_port_operations pdc2026x_port_ops = {