diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
index 3ff8b14..abea74b 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
@@ -29,14 +29,16 @@
 enum {
 	ATA_ACPI_FILTER_SETXFER	= 1 << 0,
 	ATA_ACPI_FILTER_LOCK	= 1 << 1,
+	ATA_ACPI_FILTER_DIPM	= 1 << 2,
 
 	ATA_ACPI_FILTER_DEFAULT	= ATA_ACPI_FILTER_SETXFER |
-				  ATA_ACPI_FILTER_LOCK,
+				  ATA_ACPI_FILTER_LOCK |
+				  ATA_ACPI_FILTER_DIPM,
 };
 
 static unsigned int ata_acpi_gtf_filter = ATA_ACPI_FILTER_DEFAULT;
 module_param_named(acpi_gtf_filter, ata_acpi_gtf_filter, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(acpi_gtf_filter, "filter mask for ACPI _GTF commands, set to filter out (0x1=set xfermode, 0x2=lock/freeze lock)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(acpi_gtf_filter, "filter mask for ACPI _GTF commands, set to filter out (0x1=set xfermode, 0x2=lock/freeze lock, 0x4=DIPM)");
 
 #define NO_PORT_MULT		0xffff
 #define SATA_ADR(root, pmp)	(((root) << 16) | (pmp))
@@ -690,6 +692,14 @@
 			return 1;
 	}
 
+	if (ata_acpi_gtf_filter & ATA_ACPI_FILTER_DIPM) {
+		/* inhibit enabling DIPM */
+		if (tf->command == ATA_CMD_SET_FEATURES &&
+		    tf->feature == SETFEATURES_SATA_ENABLE &&
+		    tf->nsect == SATA_DIPM)
+			return 1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }