diff --git a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
index 4ef4fc7bd6ebf1f06221298206c181324eb6ceed..d51aad3a3bfa160801e2e871d271465c328aff46 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
@@ -1236,7 +1236,13 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		dprintk(NDEBUG_ARBITRATION, "scsi%d : lost arbitration, deasserting MR_ARBITRATE\n", instance->host_no);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG, ICR_BASE | ICR_ASSERT_SEL);
+
+	/* After/during arbitration, BSY should be asserted.
+	 * IBM DPES-31080 Version S31Q works now
+	 * Tnx to Thomas_Roesch@m2.maus.de for finding this! (Roman)
+	 */
+	NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG,
+		      ICR_BASE | ICR_ASSERT_SEL | ICR_ASSERT_BSY);
 
 	if (!(hostdata->flags & FLAG_DTC3181E) &&
 	    /* RvC: DTC3181E has some trouble with this
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
index bedc7e2efa1dde2ba612b7d9822110c69e64325e..1dd341ef89d4fc895d2637b176e4281de540c99e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
@@ -1480,9 +1480,10 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	/* after/during arbitration, BSY should be asserted.
-	   IBM DPES-31080 Version S31Q works now */
-	/* Tnx to Thomas_Roesch@m2.maus.de for finding this! (Roman) */
+	/* After/during arbitration, BSY should be asserted.
+	 * IBM DPES-31080 Version S31Q works now
+	 * Tnx to Thomas_Roesch@m2.maus.de for finding this! (Roman)
+	 */
 	NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG,
 		      ICR_BASE | ICR_ASSERT_SEL | ICR_ASSERT_BSY);