diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 4acd87e92cca..00ef6ec2c273 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ int set_using_dma(ide_drive_t *drive, int arg)
 
 	if (arg) {
 		hwif->dma_off_quietly(drive);
-		if (ide_set_dma(drive) || hwif->ide_dma_on(drive))
+		if (ide_set_dma(drive))
 			err = -EIO;
 	} else
 		ide_dma_off(drive);