static ssize_t ahci_transmit_led_message(struct ata_port *ap, u32 state,
                                        ssize_t size);
 #define MAX_SLOTS 8
+#define MAX_RETRY 15
 
 enum {
        AHCI_PCI_BAR            = 5,
        struct ahci_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
        struct ata_link *link;
        struct ahci_em_priv *emp;
+       ssize_t rc;
+       int i;
 
        /* enable FIS reception */
        ahci_start_fis_rx(ap);
        if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_EM) {
                ata_for_each_link(link, ap, EDGE) {
                        emp = &pp->em_priv[link->pmp];
-                       ahci_transmit_led_message(ap, emp->led_state, 4);
+
+                       /* EM Transmit bit maybe busy during init */
+                       for (i = 0; i < MAX_RETRY; i++) {
+                               rc = ahci_transmit_led_message(ap,
+                                                              emp->led_state,
+                                                              4);
+                               if (rc == -EBUSY)
+                                       udelay(100);
+                               else
+                                       break;
+                       }
                }
        }
 
        em_ctl = readl(mmio + HOST_EM_CTL);
        if (em_ctl & EM_CTL_TM) {
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
-               return -EINVAL;
+               return -EBUSY;
        }
 
        /*