diff --git a/drivers/ata/ata_generic.c b/drivers/ata/ata_generic.c
index 7565f022bd69..4c6e95c95e4a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ata_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ata_generic.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int generic_set_mode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device **unused)
 
 	/* Bits 5 and 6 indicate if DMA is active on master/slave */
 	if (ap->ioaddr.bmdma_addr)
-		dma_enabled = ioread8(ap->ioaddr.bmdma_addr + ATA_DMA_CMD);
+		dma_enabled = ioread8(ap->ioaddr.bmdma_addr + ATA_DMA_STATUS);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ATA_MAX_DEVICES; i++) {
 		struct ata_device *dev = &ap->device[i];