diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_new.c b/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_new.c
index ace98929cc3d86a3897edb6c6e08b894e6de72a3..2da5cbb5356669c63b998813476cd166779c3106 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_new.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_new.c
@@ -255,9 +255,6 @@ static int config_chipset_for_dma(ide_drive_t *drive)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s reduced to Ultra33 mode.\n", drive->name);
 	}
 
-	if (drive->media != ide_disk && drive->media != ide_cdrom)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (id->capability & 4) {
 		/*
 		 * Set IORDY_EN & PREFETCH_EN (this seems to have