diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 2c2277520796..7835fd9c547b 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5913,7 +5913,7 @@ void ata_host_resume(struct ata_host *host)
 #endif
 
 const struct device_type ata_port_type = {
-	.name = "ata_port",
+	.name = ATA_PORT_TYPE_NAME,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	.pm = &ata_port_pm_ops,
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c b/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
index ecc257fa5a54..3056632ff0db 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ void ata_tport_delete(struct ata_port *ap)
 	put_device(dev);
 }
 
+static const struct device_type ata_port_sas_type = {
+	.name = ATA_PORT_TYPE_NAME,
+};
+
 /** ata_tport_add - initialize a transport ATA port structure
  *
  * @parent:	parent device
@@ -281,7 +285,10 @@ int ata_tport_add(struct device *parent,
 	struct device *dev = &ap->tdev;
 
 	device_initialize(dev);
-	dev->type = &ata_port_type;
+	if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SAS_HOST)
+		dev->type = &ata_port_sas_type;
+	else
+		dev->type = &ata_port_type;
 
 	dev->parent = parent;
 	dev->release = ata_tport_release;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index 18bf1e995a18..b2e6e7a6dca3 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ enum {
 	ATA_DNXFER_QUIET	= (1 << 31),
 };
 
+#define ATA_PORT_TYPE_NAME	"ata_port"
+
 extern atomic_t ata_print_id;
 extern int atapi_passthru16;
 extern int libata_fua;