}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_pc_intr);
 
+static u8 ide_read_ireason(ide_drive_t *drive)
+{
+       ide_task_t task;
+
+       memset(&task, 0, sizeof(task));
+       task.tf_flags = IDE_TFLAG_IN_NSECT;
+
+       drive->hwif->tf_read(drive, &task);
+
+       return task.tf.nsect & 3;
+}
+
 static u8 ide_wait_ireason(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 ireason)
 {
-       ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
        int retries = 100;
 
        while (retries-- && ((ireason & CD) == 0 || (ireason & IO))) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: (IO,CoD != (0,1) while issuing "
                                "a packet command, retrying\n", drive->name);
                udelay(100);
-               ireason = hwif->INB(hwif->io_ports.nsect_addr);
+               ireason = ide_read_ireason(drive);
                if (retries == 0) {
                        printk(KERN_ERR "%s: (IO,CoD != (0,1) while issuing "
                                        "a packet command, ignoring\n",
                return startstop;
        }
 
-       ireason = hwif->INB(hwif->io_ports.nsect_addr);
+       ireason = ide_read_ireason(drive);
        if (drive->media == ide_tape && !drive->scsi)
                ireason = ide_wait_ireason(drive, ireason);