diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-dma-sff.c b/drivers/ide/ide-dma-sff.c
index 0903782..cac431f 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-dma-sff.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-dma-sff.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 			xcount = bcount & 0xffff;
 			if (is_trm290)
 				xcount = ((xcount >> 2) - 1) << 16;
-			if (xcount == 0x0000) {
+			else if (xcount == 0x0000) {
 				if (count++ >= PRD_ENTRIES)
 					goto use_pio_instead;
 				*table++ = cpu_to_le32(0x8000);