diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 0be7c4eb11c3..702a627b0083 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -204,10 +204,8 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_start_power_step(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *
 		 */
 		if (drive->hwif->dma_ops == NULL)
 			break;
-		/*
-		 * TODO: respect IDE_DFLAG_USING_DMA
-		 */
-		ide_set_dma(drive);
+		if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_USING_DMA)
+			ide_set_dma(drive);
 		break;
 	}