diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
index 745fc26..c9c0014 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
@@ -2163,11 +2163,9 @@
 		qc->tf.protocol = ATA_PROT_ATAPI_DMA;
 		qc->tf.feature |= ATAPI_PKT_DMA;
 
-#ifdef ATAPI_ENABLE_DMADIR
-		/* some SATA bridges need us to indicate data xfer direction */
-		if (cmd->sc_data_direction != DMA_TO_DEVICE)
+		if (atapi_dmadir && (cmd->sc_data_direction != DMA_TO_DEVICE))
+			/* some SATA bridges need us to indicate data xfer direction */
 			qc->tf.feature |= ATAPI_DMADIR;
-#endif
 	}
 
 	qc->nbytes = cmd->bufflen;