diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
index 7b5ab0ff9bbd..a9f317a4be70 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
@@ -2365,7 +2365,8 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 				len = sizeof(struct pio_setup_fis);
 				pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, IO,
 					   "PIO read len = %d\n", len);
-			} else if (t->ata_task.use_ncq) {
+			} else if (t->ata_task.use_ncq &&
+				   t->data_dir != DMA_NONE) {
 				len = sizeof(struct set_dev_bits_fis);
 				pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, IO, "FPDMA len = %d\n",
 					   len);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
index 7c02db9ba7f8..4427b4c232da 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
@@ -2465,7 +2465,8 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 				len = sizeof(struct pio_setup_fis);
 				pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, IO,
 					   "PIO read len = %d\n", len);
-			} else if (t->ata_task.use_ncq) {
+			} else if (t->ata_task.use_ncq &&
+				   t->data_dir != DMA_NONE) {
 				len = sizeof(struct set_dev_bits_fis);
 				pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, IO, "FPDMA len = %d\n",
 					   len);