diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 47a114927c318ffc4b22229c59eb5e97db9e539f..9db8978ad3949b4267409cc5b86454228b6117d0 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1366,7 +1366,10 @@ static void ide_init_port(ide_hwif_t *hwif, unsigned int port,
 	/* call chipset specific routine for each enabled port */
 	if (d->init_hwif)
 		d->init_hwif(hwif);
+}
 
+static void ide_port_cable_detect(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
+{
 	if (hwif->cable_detect && (hwif->ultra_mask & 0x78)) {
 		if (hwif->cbl != ATA_CBL_PATA40_SHORT)
 			hwif->cbl = hwif->cable_detect(hwif);
@@ -1394,6 +1397,7 @@ int ide_device_add_all(u8 *idx, const struct ide_port_info *d)
 		mate = (i & 1) ? NULL : hwif;
 
 		ide_init_port(hwif, i & 1, d);
+		ide_port_cable_detect(hwif);
 		ide_port_init_devices(hwif);
 	}