diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_jmicron.c b/drivers/ata/pata_jmicron.c
index 43763c9..8a95a56 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_jmicron.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_jmicron.c
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ static int jmicron_init_one (struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *i
 {
 	static struct ata_port_info info = {
 		.sht		= &jmicron_sht,
-		.flags	= ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_SRST,
+		.flags	= ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS | ATA_FLAG_SRST |
+			  ATA_FLAG_SETXFER_POLLING,
 
 		.pio_mask	= 0x1f,
 		.mwdma_mask	= 0x07,