diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
index aaece2c..8757e5e 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
@@ -706,9 +706,6 @@
 	if (!speed)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_NO_SET_MODE)
-		return 1;
-
 	if (ide_set_dma_mode(drive, speed))
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 31e5afa..51d181e 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -726,10 +726,6 @@
 		s->b.set_tune = 0;
 
 		if (set_pio_mode_abuse(drive->hwif, req_pio)) {
-
-			if (hwif->set_pio_mode == NULL)
-				return ide_stopped;
-
 			/*
 			 * take ide_lock for drive->[no_]unmask/[no_]io_32bit
 			 */
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-lib.c b/drivers/ide/ide-lib.c
index fa4c194..c859de7 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-lib.c
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
 	u8 host_pio, pio;
 
-	if (hwif->set_pio_mode == NULL)
+	if (hwif->set_pio_mode == NULL ||
+	    (hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_NO_SET_MODE))
 		return;
 
 	BUG_ON(hwif->pio_mask == 0x00);
@@ -343,6 +344,9 @@
 {
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
 
+	if (hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_NO_SET_MODE)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (hwif->set_pio_mode == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -370,6 +374,9 @@
 {
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
 
+	if (hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_NO_SET_MODE)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (hwif->set_dma_mode == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -400,7 +407,8 @@
 {
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
 
-	if (hwif->set_dma_mode == NULL)
+	if (hwif->set_dma_mode == NULL ||
+	    (hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_NO_SET_MODE))
 		return -1;
 
 	rate = ide_rate_filter(drive, rate);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index f04b53c..d868ca4 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -584,11 +584,13 @@
 int set_pio_mode(ide_drive_t *drive, int arg)
 {
 	struct request rq;
+	ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
 
 	if (arg < 0 || arg > 255)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (drive->hwif->set_pio_mode == NULL)
+	if (hwif->set_pio_mode == NULL ||
+	    (hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_NO_SET_MODE))
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
 	if (drive->special.b.set_tune)