diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_octeon_cf.c b/drivers/ata/pata_octeon_cf.c
index 8d9343a..abdd19f 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_octeon_cf.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_octeon_cf.c
@@ -653,7 +653,8 @@
 
 		ap = host->ports[i];
 		ocd = ap->dev->platform_data;
-		if (!ap || (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED))
+
+		if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED)
 			continue;
 
 		ocd = ap->dev->platform_data;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
index 23714ae..c19417e 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
@@ -2514,7 +2514,7 @@
 	char *when = "idle";
 
 	ata_ehi_clear_desc(ehi);
-	if (!ap || (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED)) {
+	if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED) {
 		when = "disabled";
 	} else if (edma_was_enabled) {
 		when = "EDMA enabled";
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
index 030ec07..35bd5cc 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
 		struct ata_port *ap = host->ports[i];
 		u32 bmdma2 = readl(mmio_base + sil_port[ap->port_no].bmdma2);
 
-		if (unlikely(!ap || ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED))
+		if (unlikely(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED))
 			continue;
 
 		/* turn off SATA_IRQ if not supported */