diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_ali.c b/drivers/ata/pata_ali.c
index f306e10..794ec6e 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_ali.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_ali.c
@@ -583,7 +583,10 @@
 	        	ppi[0] = &info_20_udma;
 	}
 
-	return ata_pci_sff_init_one(pdev, ppi, &ali_sht, NULL, 0);
+	if (!ppi[0]->mwdma_mask && !ppi[0]->udma_mask)
+		return ata_pci_sff_init_one(pdev, ppi, &ali_sht, NULL, 0);
+	else
+		return ata_pci_bmdma_init_one(pdev, ppi, &ali_sht, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM