diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c b/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c
index a6073e248f45..9134488ac043 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ static int __init ide_generic_init(void)
 			memset(&hw, 0, sizeof(hw));
 			ide_std_init_ports(&hw, io_addr, io_addr + 0x206);
 			hw.irq = ide_default_irq(io_addr);
+			hw.chipset = ide_generic;
 			ide_init_port_hw(hwif, &hw);
 
 			idx[i] = i;