diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index a4b65b3..4a33100 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1518,13 +1518,20 @@
 	int i, rc = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
-		if (d == NULL || idx[i] == 0xff) {
+		if (idx[i] == 0xff) {
 			mate = NULL;
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		hwif = &ide_hwifs[idx[i]];
 
+		ide_port_apply_params(hwif);
+
+		if (d == NULL) {
+			mate = NULL;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (d->chipset != ide_etrax100 && (i & 1) && mate) {
 			hwif->mate = mate;
 			mate->mate = hwif;
@@ -1621,6 +1628,7 @@
 
 void ide_port_scan(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 {
+	ide_port_apply_params(hwif);
 	ide_port_cable_detect(hwif);
 	ide_port_init_devices(hwif);