diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 591deda3f86a..34b0d4f26b58 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1355,12 +1355,6 @@ static void ide_init_port(ide_hwif_t *hwif, unsigned int port,
 	if (hwif->chipset != ide_dtc2278 || hwif->channel == 0)
 		hwif->port_ops = d->port_ops;
 
-	if ((d->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_SERIALIZE) ||
-	    ((d->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_SERIALIZE_DMA) && hwif->dma_base)) {
-		if (hwif->mate)
-			hwif->mate->serialized = hwif->serialized = 1;
-	}
-
 	hwif->swdma_mask = d->swdma_mask;
 	hwif->mwdma_mask = d->mwdma_mask;
 	hwif->ultra_mask = d->udma_mask;
@@ -1382,6 +1376,12 @@ static void ide_init_port(ide_hwif_t *hwif, unsigned int port,
 			hwif->dma_ops = d->dma_ops;
 	}
 
+	if ((d->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_SERIALIZE) ||
+	    ((d->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_SERIALIZE_DMA) && hwif->dma_base)) {
+		if (hwif->mate)
+			hwif->mate->serialized = hwif->serialized = 1;
+	}
+
 	if (d->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_RQSIZE_256)
 		hwif->rqsize = 256;