diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 7f264ed1141b..b609a581df44 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1032,6 +1032,15 @@ static void ide_port_init_devices(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 		if (port_ops && port_ops->init_dev)
 			port_ops->init_dev(drive);
 	}
+
+	ide_port_for_each_dev(i, drive, hwif) {
+		/*
+		 * default to PIO Mode 0 before we figure out
+		 * the most suited mode for the attached device
+		 */
+		if (port_ops && port_ops->set_pio_mode)
+			port_ops->set_pio_mode(drive, 0);
+	}
 }
 
 static void ide_init_port(ide_hwif_t *hwif, unsigned int port,