diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_mpc52xx.c b/drivers/ata/pata_mpc52xx.c
index 8cc536e49a0a..d7d8026cde99 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_mpc52xx.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_mpc52xx.c
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template mpc52xx_ata_sht = {
 };
 
 static struct ata_port_operations mpc52xx_ata_port_ops = {
-	.inherits		= &ata_sff_port_ops,
+	.inherits		= &ata_bmdma_port_ops,
 	.sff_dev_select		= mpc52xx_ata_dev_select,
 	.set_piomode		= mpc52xx_ata_set_piomode,
 	.set_dmamode		= mpc52xx_ata_set_dmamode,