diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c b/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
index d937e45a6777c2e015055ce6e4b30393d59d502b..f591166d2c9335739de34748d688e82880d476e1 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
@@ -613,6 +613,10 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_transfer_pc(ide_drive_t *drive)
 					     : ide_pc_intr),
 			timeout);
 
+	/* Send the actual packet */
+	if ((drive->atapi_flags & IDE_AFLAG_ZIP_DRIVE) == 0)
+		hwif->tp_ops->output_data(drive, NULL, rq->cmd, cmd_len);
+
 	/* Begin DMA, if necessary */
 	if (dev_is_idecd(drive)) {
 		if (drive->dma)
@@ -624,10 +628,6 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_transfer_pc(ide_drive_t *drive)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Send the actual packet */
-	if ((drive->atapi_flags & IDE_AFLAG_ZIP_DRIVE) == 0)
-		hwif->tp_ops->output_data(drive, NULL, rq->cmd, cmd_len);
-
 	return ide_started;
 }