diff --git a/hw/ide.c b/hw/ide.c
index 50b8e63758287dab923e850fa5804c98de9ab659..cf9a9a7bb2316c50a0e1b74a74b62de58a7a80f0 100644
--- a/hw/ide.c
+++ b/hw/ide.c
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ static void ide_ioport_write(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val)
         case WIN_PIDENTIFY:
             if (s->is_cdrom) {
                 ide_atapi_identify(s);
-                s->status = READY_STAT;
+                s->status = READY_STAT | SEEK_STAT;
                 ide_transfer_start(s, s->io_buffer, 512, ide_transfer_stop);
             } else {
                 ide_abort_command(s);