diff --git a/arch/arm/imx-common/cpu.c b/arch/arm/imx-common/cpu.c
index b58df7da6fc1e3f992e2f5f5ad2e4b40afabb1ea..28ccd29594ed77976f45837039e40618e527a94f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/imx-common/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/imx-common/cpu.c
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ void arch_preboot_os(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_SATA)
 	sata_stop();
+#if defined(CONFIG_MX6)
+	disable_sata_clock();
+#endif
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_IPUV3)
 	/* disable video before launching O/S */
diff --git a/drivers/block/dwc_ahsata.c b/drivers/block/dwc_ahsata.c
index 9a2b547af2d3f0bf80d2ee0a6c0f88ddae061904..01a4148a5201ebe4738fdd399d5354068e4c614c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/dwc_ahsata.c
+++ b/drivers/block/dwc_ahsata.c
@@ -594,22 +594,24 @@ int init_sata(int dev)
 
 int reset_sata(int dev)
 {
-	struct ahci_probe_ent *probe_ent =
-			(struct ahci_probe_ent *)sata_dev_desc[dev].priv;
-	struct sata_host_regs *host_mmio =
-			(struct sata_host_regs *)probe_ent->mmio_base;
+	struct ahci_probe_ent *probe_ent;
+	struct sata_host_regs *host_mmio;
 
 	if (dev < 0 || dev > (CONFIG_SYS_SATA_MAX_DEVICE - 1)) {
 		printf("The sata index %d is out of ranges\n\r", dev);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	probe_ent = (struct ahci_probe_ent *)sata_dev_desc[dev].priv;
+	if (NULL == probe_ent)
+		/* not initialized, so nothing to reset */
+		return 0;
+
+	host_mmio = (struct sata_host_regs *)probe_ent->mmio_base;
 	setbits_le32(&host_mmio->ghc, SATA_HOST_GHC_HR);
 	while (readl(&host_mmio->ghc) & SATA_HOST_GHC_HR)
 		udelay(100);
 
-	disable_sata_clock();
-
 	return 0;
 }