diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index fa41ea57a978..3b303d4ae37a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ void ata_scsi_cmd_error_handler(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct ata_port *ap,
 			/* the scmd has an associated qc */
 			if (!(qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_EH)) {
 				/* which hasn't failed yet, timeout */
+				set_host_byte(scmd, DID_TIME_OUT);
 				qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_TIMEOUT;
 				qc->flags |= ATA_QCFLAG_EH;
 				nr_timedout++;