diff --git a/hw/ide/ahci.c b/hw/ide/ahci.c
index 14677ece97..0ec5627a6c 100644
--- a/hw/ide/ahci.c
+++ b/hw/ide/ahci.c
@@ -1102,14 +1102,6 @@ static int ahci_dma_set_unit(IDEDMA *dma, int unit)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int ahci_dma_add_status(IDEDMA *dma, int status)
-{
-    AHCIDevice *ad = DO_UPCAST(AHCIDevice, dma, dma);
-    DPRINTF(ad->port_no, "set status: %x\n", status);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static void ahci_async_cmd_done(IDEDMA *dma)
 {
     AHCIDevice *ad = DO_UPCAST(AHCIDevice, dma, dma);
@@ -1140,7 +1132,6 @@ static const IDEDMAOps ahci_dma_ops = {
     .prepare_buf = ahci_dma_prepare_buf,
     .rw_buf = ahci_dma_rw_buf,
     .set_unit = ahci_dma_set_unit,
-    .add_status = ahci_dma_add_status,
     .async_cmd_done = ahci_async_cmd_done,
     .restart_cb = ahci_dma_restart_cb,
 };
diff --git a/hw/ide/atapi.c b/hw/ide/atapi.c
index 46ed3f54c0..3b419b3d05 100644
--- a/hw/ide/atapi.c
+++ b/hw/ide/atapi.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static void ide_atapi_cmd_read_dma_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
 
 eot:
     bdrv_acct_done(s->bs, &s->acct);
-    ide_set_inactive(s);
+    ide_set_inactive(s, false);
 }
 
 /* start a CD-CDROM read command with DMA */
diff --git a/hw/ide/core.c b/hw/ide/core.c
index aa561ae4f8..24f24ce7e4 100644
--- a/hw/ide/core.c
+++ b/hw/ide/core.c
@@ -594,11 +594,11 @@ static void ide_async_cmd_done(IDEState *s)
     }
 }
 
-void ide_set_inactive(IDEState *s)
+void ide_set_inactive(IDEState *s, bool more)
 {
     s->bus->dma->aiocb = NULL;
     if (s->bus->dma->ops->set_inactive) {
-        s->bus->dma->ops->set_inactive(s->bus->dma);
+        s->bus->dma->ops->set_inactive(s->bus->dma, more);
     }
     ide_async_cmd_done(s);
 }
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ void ide_dma_error(IDEState *s)
     ide_transfer_stop(s);
     s->error = ABRT_ERR;
     s->status = READY_STAT | ERR_STAT;
-    ide_set_inactive(s);
+    ide_set_inactive(s, false);
     ide_set_irq(s->bus);
 }
 
@@ -719,10 +719,7 @@ eot:
     if (s->dma_cmd == IDE_DMA_READ || s->dma_cmd == IDE_DMA_WRITE) {
         bdrv_acct_done(s->bs, &s->acct);
     }
-    ide_set_inactive(s);
-    if (stay_active) {
-        s->bus->dma->ops->add_status(s->bus->dma, BM_STATUS_DMAING);
-    }
+    ide_set_inactive(s, stay_active);
 }
 
 static void ide_sector_start_dma(IDEState *s, enum ide_dma_cmd dma_cmd)
@@ -2224,7 +2221,6 @@ static const IDEDMAOps ide_dma_nop_ops = {
     .prepare_buf    = ide_nop_int,
     .rw_buf         = ide_nop_int,
     .set_unit       = ide_nop_int,
-    .add_status     = ide_nop_int,
     .restart_cb     = ide_nop_restart,
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/ide/internal.h b/hw/ide/internal.h
index 2fe1f0a316..b35e52ce98 100644
--- a/hw/ide/internal.h
+++ b/hw/ide/internal.h
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ typedef void EndTransferFunc(IDEState *);
 typedef void DMAStartFunc(IDEDMA *, IDEState *, BlockDriverCompletionFunc *);
 typedef void DMAVoidFunc(IDEDMA *);
 typedef int DMAIntFunc(IDEDMA *, int);
+typedef void DMAStopFunc(IDEDMA *, bool);
 typedef void DMARestartFunc(void *, int, RunState);
 
 struct unreported_events {
@@ -431,8 +432,7 @@ struct IDEDMAOps {
     DMAIntFunc *prepare_buf;
     DMAIntFunc *rw_buf;
     DMAIntFunc *set_unit;
-    DMAIntFunc *add_status;
-    DMAVoidFunc *set_inactive;
+    DMAStopFunc *set_inactive;
     DMAVoidFunc *async_cmd_done;
     DMARestartFunc *restart_cb;
     DMAVoidFunc *reset;
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ void ide_flush_cache(IDEState *s);
 void ide_transfer_start(IDEState *s, uint8_t *buf, int size,
                         EndTransferFunc *end_transfer_func);
 void ide_transfer_stop(IDEState *s);
-void ide_set_inactive(IDEState *s);
+void ide_set_inactive(IDEState *s, bool more);
 BlockDriverAIOCB *ide_issue_trim(BlockDriverState *bs,
         int64_t sector_num, QEMUIOVector *qiov, int nb_sectors,
         BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
diff --git a/hw/ide/macio.c b/hw/ide/macio.c
index b7cedb65a5..b0c0d400d9 100644
--- a/hw/ide/macio.c
+++ b/hw/ide/macio.c
@@ -569,7 +569,6 @@ static const IDEDMAOps dbdma_ops = {
     .prepare_buf    = ide_nop_int,
     .rw_buf         = ide_nop_int,
     .set_unit       = ide_nop_int,
-    .add_status     = ide_nop_int,
     .restart_cb     = ide_nop_restart,
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/ide/pci.c b/hw/ide/pci.c
index 1ee8c0a4d5..73267a444f 100644
--- a/hw/ide/pci.c
+++ b/hw/ide/pci.c
@@ -152,21 +152,17 @@ static int bmdma_set_unit(IDEDMA *dma, int unit)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int bmdma_add_status(IDEDMA *dma, int status)
-{
-    BMDMAState *bm = DO_UPCAST(BMDMAState, dma, dma);
-    bm->status |= status;
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static void bmdma_set_inactive(IDEDMA *dma)
+static void bmdma_set_inactive(IDEDMA *dma, bool more)
 {
     BMDMAState *bm = DO_UPCAST(BMDMAState, dma, dma);
 
-    bm->status &= ~BM_STATUS_DMAING;
     bm->dma_cb = NULL;
     bm->unit = -1;
+    if (more) {
+        bm->status |= BM_STATUS_DMAING;
+    } else {
+        bm->status &= ~BM_STATUS_DMAING;
+    }
 }
 
 static void bmdma_restart_dma(BMDMAState *bm, enum ide_dma_cmd dma_cmd)
@@ -241,7 +237,7 @@ static void bmdma_cancel(BMDMAState *bm)
 {
     if (bm->status & BM_STATUS_DMAING) {
         /* cancel DMA request */
-        bmdma_set_inactive(&bm->dma);
+        bmdma_set_inactive(&bm->dma, false);
     }
 }
 
@@ -498,7 +494,6 @@ static const struct IDEDMAOps bmdma_ops = {
     .prepare_buf = bmdma_prepare_buf,
     .rw_buf = bmdma_rw_buf,
     .set_unit = bmdma_set_unit,
-    .add_status = bmdma_add_status,
     .set_inactive = bmdma_set_inactive,
     .restart_cb = bmdma_restart_cb,
     .reset = bmdma_reset,