diff --git a/drivers/ide/Kconfig b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
index 1c81174595b3..b26212a4ecf8 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ config IDE
 
 if IDE
 
-config IDE_MAX_HWIFS 
+config IDE_MAX_HWIFS
 	int "Max IDE interfaces"
-	depends on ALPHA || SUPERH
+	depends on ALPHA || SUPERH || IA64
 	default 4
 	help
 	  This is the maximum number of IDE hardware interfaces that will
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/ide.h b/include/asm-ia64/ide.h
index e62b95301d51..93f45c5f189f 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/ide.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/ide.h
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 
-#ifndef MAX_HWIFS
-# ifdef CONFIG_PCI
-#define MAX_HWIFS	10
-# else
-#define MAX_HWIFS	6
-# endif
-#endif
-
 #define IDE_ARCH_OBSOLETE_DEFAULTS
 
 static inline int ide_default_irq(unsigned long base)