diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c
index 2cac160993bb..158f3e83efb6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c
@@ -5453,11 +5453,11 @@ static int ni_E_init(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	/* Digital I/O (PFI) subdevice */
 	s = &dev->subdevices[NI_PFI_DIO_SUBDEV];
 	s->type		= COMEDI_SUBD_DIO;
-	s->subdev_flags	= SDF_READABLE | SDF_WRITABLE | SDF_INTERNAL;
 	s->maxdata	= 1;
 	if (devpriv->is_m_series) {
 		s->n_chan	= 16;
 		s->insn_bits	= ni_pfi_insn_bits;
+		s->subdev_flags	= SDF_READABLE | SDF_WRITABLE | SDF_INTERNAL;
 
 		ni_writew(dev, s->state, NI_M_PFI_DO_REG);
 		for (i = 0; i < NUM_PFI_OUTPUT_SELECT_REGS; ++i) {
@@ -5466,6 +5466,7 @@ static int ni_E_init(struct comedi_device *dev,
 		}
 	} else {
 		s->n_chan	= 10;
+		s->subdev_flags	= SDF_INTERNAL;
 	}
 	s->insn_config	= ni_pfi_insn_config;