diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 4a8952a6c3da..477833f0daf5 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ static int __init ide_setup(char *s)
 	if (!strcmp(s, "ide=reverse")) {
 		ide_scan_direction = 1;
 		printk(" : Enabled support for IDE inverse scan order.\n");
-		return 1;
+		goto obsolete_option;
 	}
 #endif