diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci_brcm.c b/drivers/ata/ahci_brcm.c
index ef569eae4ce4..24c471b485ab 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci_brcm.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci_brcm.c
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ static unsigned int brcm_ahci_read_id(struct ata_device *dev,
 
 	/* Re-initialize and calibrate the PHY */
 	for (i = 0; i < hpriv->nports; i++) {
+		if (!(hpriv->mask_port_map & (1 << i)))
+			continue;
+
 		rc = phy_init(hpriv->phys[i]);
 		if (rc)
 			goto disable_phys;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci_ceva.c b/drivers/ata/ahci_ceva.c
index 1ec35778903d..f2e20ed11ec7 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci_ceva.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci_ceva.c
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ static int ceva_ahci_platform_enable_resources(struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv)
 		goto disable_clks;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hpriv->nports; i++) {
+		if (!(hpriv->mask_port_map & (1 << i)))
+			continue;
+
 		rc = phy_init(hpriv->phys[i]);
 		if (rc)
 			goto disable_rsts;
@@ -215,6 +218,9 @@ static int ceva_ahci_platform_enable_resources(struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv)
 	ahci_platform_deassert_rsts(hpriv);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hpriv->nports; i++) {
+		if (!(hpriv->mask_port_map & (1 << i)))
+			continue;
+
 		rc = phy_power_on(hpriv->phys[i]);
 		if (rc) {
 			phy_exit(hpriv->phys[i]);
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c b/drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c
index 7a8064520a35..b68777841f7a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ int ahci_platform_enable_phys(struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv)
 	int rc, i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hpriv->nports; i++) {
+		if (!(hpriv->mask_port_map & (1 << i)))
+			continue;
+
 		rc = phy_init(hpriv->phys[i]);
 		if (rc)
 			goto disable_phys;
@@ -70,6 +73,9 @@ int ahci_platform_enable_phys(struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv)
 
 disable_phys:
 	while (--i >= 0) {
+		if (!(hpriv->mask_port_map & (1 << i)))
+			continue;
+
 		phy_power_off(hpriv->phys[i]);
 		phy_exit(hpriv->phys[i]);
 	}
@@ -88,6 +94,9 @@ void ahci_platform_disable_phys(struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hpriv->nports; i++) {
+		if (!(hpriv->mask_port_map & (1 << i)))
+			continue;
+
 		phy_power_off(hpriv->phys[i]);
 		phy_exit(hpriv->phys[i]);
 	}
@@ -432,6 +441,20 @@ static int ahci_platform_get_firmware(struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static u32 ahci_platform_find_max_port_id(struct device *dev)
+{
+	u32 max_port = 0;
+
+	for_each_child_of_node_scoped(dev->of_node, child) {
+		u32 port;
+
+		if (!of_property_read_u32(child, "reg", &port))
+			max_port = max(max_port, port);
+	}
+
+	return max_port;
+}
+
 /**
  * ahci_platform_get_resources - Get platform resources
  * @pdev: platform device to get resources for
@@ -458,6 +481,7 @@ struct ahci_host_priv *ahci_platform_get_resources(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv;
 	u32 mask_port_map = 0;
+	u32 max_port;
 
 	if (!devres_open_group(dev, NULL, GFP_KERNEL))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -549,15 +573,17 @@ struct ahci_host_priv *ahci_platform_get_resources(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
+	/* find maximum port id for allocating structures */
+	max_port = ahci_platform_find_max_port_id(dev);
 	/*
-	 * If no sub-node was found, we still need to set nports to
-	 * one in order to be able to use the
+	 * Set nports according to maximum port id. Clamp at
+	 * AHCI_MAX_PORTS, warning message for invalid port id
+	 * is generated later.
+	 * When DT has no sub-nodes max_port is 0, nports is 1,
+	 * in order to be able to use the
 	 * ahci_platform_[en|dis]able_[phys|regulators] functions.
 	 */
-	if (child_nodes)
-		hpriv->nports = child_nodes;
-	else
-		hpriv->nports = 1;
+	hpriv->nports = min(AHCI_MAX_PORTS, max_port + 1);
 
 	hpriv->phys = devm_kcalloc(dev, hpriv->nports, sizeof(*hpriv->phys), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!hpriv->phys) {
@@ -625,6 +651,8 @@ struct ahci_host_priv *ahci_platform_get_resources(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		 * If no sub-node was found, keep this for device tree
 		 * compatibility
 		 */
+		hpriv->mask_port_map |= BIT(0);
+
 		rc = ahci_platform_get_phy(hpriv, 0, dev, dev->of_node);
 		if (rc)
 			goto err_out;