diff --git a/drivers/ide/alim15x3.c b/drivers/ide/alim15x3.c
index 8d217430c997..f1c817240501 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/alim15x3.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/alim15x3.c
@@ -490,8 +490,6 @@ static int __devinit init_dma_ali15x3(ide_hwif_t *hwif,
 	if (ide_allocate_dma_engine(hwif))
 		return -1;
 
-	hwif->dma_ops = &sff_dma_ops;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -519,6 +517,7 @@ static const struct ide_port_info ali15x3_chipset __devinitdata = {
 	.init_hwif	= init_hwif_ali15x3,
 	.init_dma	= init_dma_ali15x3,
 	.port_ops	= &ali_port_ops,
+	.dma_ops	= &sff_dma_ops,
 	.pio_mask	= ATA_PIO5,
 	.swdma_mask	= ATA_SWDMA2,
 	.mwdma_mask	= ATA_MWDMA2,
diff --git a/drivers/ide/hpt366.c b/drivers/ide/hpt366.c
index a18a02a96977..208614f4dc3c 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/hpt366.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/hpt366.c
@@ -1349,8 +1349,6 @@ static int __devinit init_dma_hpt366(ide_hwif_t *hwif,
 	if (ide_allocate_dma_engine(hwif))
 		return -1;
 
-	hwif->dma_ops = &sff_dma_ops;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/palm_bk3710.c b/drivers/ide/palm_bk3710.c
index 122ed3c072fd..a7ac490c9ae3 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/palm_bk3710.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/palm_bk3710.c
@@ -324,8 +324,6 @@ static int __devinit palm_bk3710_init_dma(ide_hwif_t *hwif,
 
 	hwif->dma_base = hwif->io_ports.data_addr - IDE_PALM_ATA_PRI_REG_OFFSET;
 
-	hwif->dma_ops = &sff_dma_ops;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -338,6 +336,7 @@ static const struct ide_port_ops palm_bk3710_ports_ops = {
 static struct ide_port_info __devinitdata palm_bk3710_port_info = {
 	.init_dma		= palm_bk3710_init_dma,
 	.port_ops		= &palm_bk3710_ports_ops,
+	.dma_ops		= &sff_dma_ops,
 	.host_flags		= IDE_HFLAG_MMIO,
 	.pio_mask		= ATA_PIO4,
 	.mwdma_mask		= ATA_MWDMA2,