diff --git a/Documentation/ide/ide.txt b/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
index 0c78f4b1d9d..e77bebfa7b0 100644
--- a/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ Other kernel parameters for ide_core are:
 
 * "noflush=[interface_number.device_number]" to disable flush requests
 
+* "nohpa=[interface_number.device_number]" to disable Host Protected Area
+
 * "noprobe=[interface_number.device_number]" to skip probing
 
 * "nowerr=[interface_number.device_number]" to ignore the WRERR_STAT bit
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index a19f021f081..e58c91ca802 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -835,11 +835,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
 	ide-core.nodma=	[HW] (E)IDE subsystem
 			Format: =0.0 to prevent dma on hda, =0.1 hdb =1.0 hdc
-			.vlb_clock .pci_clock .noflush .noprobe .nowerr .cdrom
-			.chs .ignore_cable are additional options
-			See Documentation/ide/ide.txt.
-
-	idebus=		[HW] (E)IDE subsystem - VLB/PCI bus speed
+			.vlb_clock .pci_clock .noflush .nohpa .noprobe .nowerr
+			.cdrom .chs .ignore_cable are additional options
 			See Documentation/ide/ide.txt.
 
 	ide-pci-generic.all-generic-ide [HW] (E)IDE subsystem
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
index 61a6d354622..3d92c9d54d4 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ static void idedisk_check_hpa(ide_drive_t *drive)
 			 capacity, sectors_to_MB(capacity),
 			 set_max, sectors_to_MB(set_max));
 
+	if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_NOHPA) == 0)
+		return;
+
 	set_max = ide_disk_hpa_set_capacity(drive, set_max, lba48);
 	if (set_max)
 		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Host Protected Area disabled.\n",
@@ -430,8 +433,11 @@ static u64 ide_disk_set_capacity(ide_drive_t *drive, u64 capacity)
 		goto out;
 
 	set = ide_disk_hpa_set_capacity(drive, set, lba48);
-	if (set)
+	if (set) {
+		/* needed for ->resume to disable HPA */
+		drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_NOHPA;
 		return set;
+	}
 out:
 	return drive->capacity64;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 92c9b90931e..16d056939f9 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ static unsigned int ide_noflush;
 module_param_call(noflush, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_noflush, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(noflush, "disable flush requests for a device");
 
+static unsigned int ide_nohpa;
+
+module_param_call(nohpa, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_nohpa, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohpa, "disable Host Protected Area for a device");
+
 static unsigned int ide_noprobe;
 
 module_param_call(noprobe, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_noprobe, 0);
@@ -281,6 +286,11 @@ static void ide_dev_apply_params(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 unit)
 				 drive->name);
 		drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_NOFLUSH;
 	}
+	if (ide_nohpa & (1 << i)) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "ide: disabling Host Protected Area for %s\n",
+				 drive->name);
+		drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_NOHPA;
+	}
 	if (ide_noprobe & (1 << i)) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "ide: skipping probe for %s\n", drive->name);
 		drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_NOPROBE;
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index e96ace12872..45dce3b4c88 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ enum {
 	IDE_DFLAG_NICE1			= (1 << 5),
 	/* device is physically present */
 	IDE_DFLAG_PRESENT		= (1 << 6),
+	/* disable Host Protected Area */
+	IDE_DFLAG_NOHPA			= (1 << 7),
 	/* id read from device (synthetic if not set) */
 	IDE_DFLAG_ID_READ		= (1 << 8),
 	IDE_DFLAG_NOPROBE		= (1 << 9),