diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c b/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
index ab6fa271aeb3..cf9d344d19f8 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * linux/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c		Version 1.02	Apr 18, 2007
+ * linux/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c		Version 1.03	May 4, 2007
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1999-2003		Andre Hedrick <andre@linux-ide.org>
  * Portions Copyright (C) 2001	        Sun Microsystems, Inc.
@@ -1527,7 +1527,12 @@ static int __devinit init_setup_hpt366(struct pci_dev *dev, ide_pci_device_t *d)
 	if (rev > 2)
 		goto init_single;
 
+	/*
+	 * HPT36x chips are single channel and
+	 * do not seem to have the channel enable bit...
+	 */
 	d->channels = 1;
+	d->enablebits[0].reg = 0;
 
 	if ((dev2 = pci_get_slot(dev->bus, dev->devfn + 1)) != NULL) {
 	  	u8  pin1 = 0, pin2 = 0;