diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 1ee9499bd343..bbb3cae57492 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5373,6 +5373,8 @@ struct ata_port *ata_port_alloc(struct ata_host *host)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATA_SFF
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->port_task, ata_pio_task);
+#else
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->port_task, NULL);
 #endif
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->hotplug_task, ata_scsi_hotplug);
 	INIT_WORK(&ap->scsi_rescan_task, ata_scsi_dev_rescan);