diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index bdc88cf74709..c43bd28b20b1 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ static int ata_hpa_resize(struct ata_device *dev)
 	/* do we need to do it? */
 	if ((dev->class != ATA_DEV_ATA && dev->class != ATA_DEV_ZAC) ||
 	    !ata_id_has_lba(dev->id) || !ata_id_hpa_enabled(dev->id) ||
-	    (dev->quirks & ATA_QUIRK_BROKEN_HPA))
+	    (dev->quirks & ATA_QUIRK_BROKEN_HPA) || ata_id_is_locked(dev->id))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* read native max address */
@@ -3992,7 +3992,7 @@ int ata_dev_revalidate(struct ata_device *dev, unsigned int new_class,
 
 	/* verify n_sectors hasn't changed */
 	if (dev->class != ATA_DEV_ATA || !n_sectors ||
-	    dev->n_sectors == n_sectors)
+	    dev->n_sectors == n_sectors || ata_id_is_locked(dev->id))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* n_sectors has changed */