diff --git a/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c b/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
index 19136a7e10640df2d36826afa6abeabc44e51735..6f3f2257d0f028ba9216b790f00f4dcf9da7ffd4 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static struct ata_port_operations ich_pata_ops = {
 };
 
 static struct ata_port_operations piix_sata_ops = {
-	.inherits		= &ata_bmdma_port_ops,
+	.inherits		= &ata_bmdma32_port_ops,
 };
 
 static struct ata_port_operations piix_sidpr_sata_ops = {