diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 4bddef0..29cb043 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@
 		return ide_stopped;
 	}
 
-	if (hwif->INB(IDE_STATUS_REG) & (BUSY_STAT|DRQ_STAT))
+	if (ide_read_status(drive) & (BUSY_STAT | DRQ_STAT))
 		rq->errors |= ERROR_RESET;
 
 	if ((rq->errors & ERROR_RESET) == ERROR_RESET) {
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
 		/* add decoding error stuff */
 	}
 
-	if (hwif->INB(IDE_STATUS_REG) & (BUSY_STAT|DRQ_STAT))
+	if (ide_read_status(drive) & (BUSY_STAT | DRQ_STAT))
 		/* force an abort */
 		hwif->OUTB(WIN_IDLEIMMEDIATE, IDE_COMMAND_REG);
 
@@ -821,8 +821,7 @@
 #ifdef DEBUG
  	printk("%s: DRIVE_CMD (null)\n", drive->name);
 #endif
- 	ide_end_drive_cmd(drive,
-			hwif->INB(IDE_STATUS_REG),
+	ide_end_drive_cmd(drive, ide_read_status(drive),
 			hwif->INB(IDE_ERROR_REG));
  	return ide_stopped;
 }
@@ -1231,7 +1230,7 @@
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: DMA timeout error\n", drive->name);
 		(void)HWIF(drive)->ide_dma_end(drive);
 		ret = ide_error(drive, "dma timeout error",
-						hwif->INB(IDE_STATUS_REG));
+				ide_read_status(drive));
 	} else {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: DMA timeout retry\n", drive->name);
 		hwif->dma_timeout(drive);
@@ -1355,7 +1354,8 @@
 					startstop = ide_dma_timeout_retry(drive, wait);
 				} else
 					startstop =
-					ide_error(drive, "irq timeout", hwif->INB(IDE_STATUS_REG));
+					ide_error(drive, "irq timeout",
+						  ide_read_status(drive));
 			}
 			drive->service_time = jiffies - drive->service_start;
 			spin_lock_irq(&ide_lock);