diff --git a/src/disk/hdc_ide.c b/src/disk/hdc_ide.c
index ff8623da2..d87b6ecef 100644
--- a/src/disk/hdc_ide.c
+++ b/src/disk/hdc_ide.c
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ ide_write_devctl(uint16_t addr, uint8_t val, void *priv)
 
 	/* We must set set the status to busy in reset mode or
 	   some 286 and 386 machines error out. */
-	if (ide_boards[ide->board]->force_ata3 || ide_bm[ide->board]) {
+	if (ide_boards[ide->board]->force_ata3 || !ide_bm[ide->board]) {
 		if (ide->type != IDE_NONE) {
 			ide->atastat = BSY_STAT;
 			if (ide->type == IDE_ATAPI)