diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
index ca934c8..c998cf8 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 	ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &cmd);
 
 	/* if OK, compute maximum address value */
-	if ((tf->status & 0x01) == 0)
+	if (!(tf->status & ATA_ERR))
 		addr = ide_get_lba_addr(tf, lba48) + 1;
 
 	return addr;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 	ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &cmd);
 
 	/* if OK, compute maximum address value */
-	if ((tf->status & 0x01) == 0)
+	if (!(tf->status & ATA_ERR))
 		addr_set = ide_get_lba_addr(tf, lba48) + 1;
 
 	return addr_set;