ata_pio_sector(qc);
        } else
                ata_pio_sector(qc);
+
+       ata_altstatus(qc->ap); /* flush */
 }
 
 /**
        VPRINTK("ata%u: xfering %d bytes\n", ap->print_id, bytes);
 
        __atapi_pio_bytes(qc, bytes);
+       ata_altstatus(ap); /* flush */
 
        return;
 
                         */
                        ap->hsm_task_state = HSM_ST;
                        ata_pio_sectors(qc);
-                       ata_altstatus(ap); /* flush */
                } else
                        /* send CDB */
                        atapi_send_cdb(ap, qc);
 
                                if (!(qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_WRITE)) {
                                        ata_pio_sectors(qc);
-                                       ata_altstatus(ap);
                                        status = ata_wait_idle(ap);
                                }
 
                        if (ap->hsm_task_state == HSM_ST_LAST &&
                            (!(qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_WRITE))) {
                                /* all data read */
-                               ata_altstatus(ap);
                                status = ata_wait_idle(ap);
                                goto fsm_start;
                        }
                }
 
-               ata_altstatus(ap); /* flush */
                poll_next = 1;
                break;