diff --git a/drivers/ata/libahci.c b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
index 71b07198e207..3e69c20e9d03 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ unsigned int ahci_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 	 */
 	pp->active_link = qc->dev->link;
 
-	if (qc->tf.protocol == ATA_PROT_NCQ)
+	if (ata_is_ncq(qc->tf.protocol))
 		writel(1 << qc->tag, port_mmio + PORT_SCR_ACT);
 
 	if (pp->fbs_enabled && pp->fbs_last_dev != qc->dev->link->pmp) {
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 077daf0d2604..f5eb07e06a2a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -4842,7 +4842,7 @@ int ata_std_qc_defer(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	struct ata_link *link = qc->dev->link;
 
-	if (qc->tf.protocol == ATA_PROT_NCQ) {
+	if (ata_is_ncq(qc->tf.protocol)) {
 		if (!ata_tag_valid(link->active_tag))
 			return 0;
 	} else {
@@ -5007,7 +5007,7 @@ void __ata_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		ata_sg_clean(qc);
 
 	/* command should be marked inactive atomically with qc completion */
-	if (qc->tf.protocol == ATA_PROT_NCQ) {
+	if (ata_is_ncq(qc->tf.protocol)) {
 		link->sactive &= ~(1 << qc->tag);
 		if (!link->sactive)
 			ap->nr_active_links--;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 3dca0d15c469..0447a391fb7a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -3130,8 +3130,8 @@ static unsigned int ata_scsi_pass_thru(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		tf->command = cdb[9];
 	}
 
-	/* For NCQ commands with FPDMA protocol, copy the tag value */
-	if (tf->protocol == ATA_PROT_NCQ)
+	/* For NCQ commands copy the tag value */
+	if (ata_is_ncq(tf->protocol))
 		tf->nsect = qc->tag << 3;
 
 	/* enforce correct master/slave bit */