for (i = 0; i < ASD_SCB_SIZE; i += 4)
                        asd_scbsite_write_dword(asd_ha, site_no, i, 0);
 
+               /* Initialize SCB Site Opcode field to invalid. */
+               asd_scbsite_write_byte(asd_ha, site_no,
+                                      offsetof(struct scb_header, opcode),
+                                      0xFF);
+
+               /* Initialize SCB Site Flags field to mean a response
+                * frame has been received.  This means inadvertent
+                * frames received to be dropped. */
+               asd_scbsite_write_byte(asd_ha, site_no, 0x49, 0x01);
+
                /* Workaround needed by SEQ to fix a SATA issue is to exclude
                 * certain SCB sites from the free list. */
                if (!SCB_SITE_VALID(site_no))
                /* Q_NEXT field of the last SCB is invalidated. */
                asd_scbsite_write_word(asd_ha, site_no, 0, first_scb_site_no);
 
-               /* Initialize SCB Site Opcode field to invalid. */
-               asd_scbsite_write_byte(asd_ha, site_no,
-                                      offsetof(struct scb_header, opcode),
-                                      0xFF);
-
-               /* Initialize SCB Site Flags field to mean a response
-                * frame has been received.  This means inadvertent
-                * frames received to be dropped. */
-               asd_scbsite_write_byte(asd_ha, site_no, 0x49, 0x01);
-
                first_scb_site_no = site_no;
                max_scbs++;
        }
        set_bit(0, asd_ha->hw_prof.ddb_bitmap);
 }
 
+static void asd_seq_init_ddb_sites(struct asd_ha_struct *asd_ha)
+{
+       unsigned int i;
+       unsigned int ddb_site;
+
+       for (ddb_site = 0 ; ddb_site < ASD_MAX_DDBS; ddb_site++)
+               for (i = 0; i < sizeof(struct asd_ddb_ssp_smp_target_port); i+= 4)
+                       asd_ddbsite_write_dword(asd_ha, ddb_site, i, 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * asd_seq_setup_seqs -- setup and initialize central and link sequencers
  * @asd_ha: pointer to host adapter structure
        int             lseq;
        u8              lseq_mask;
 
+       /* Initialize DDB sites */
+       asd_seq_init_ddb_sites(asd_ha);
+
        /* Initialize SCB sites. Done first to compute some values which
         * the rest of the init code depends on. */
        asd_init_scb_sites(asd_ha);