diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ata/dma.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ata/dma.c
index 3ca6ef4d36..b249655a29 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ata/dma.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ata/dma.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	}
 
 
-static int
+int
 get_device_dma_mode(ide_device_info *device)
 {
 	ide_device_infoblock *infoblock = &device->infoblock;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ata/ide_internal.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ata/ide_internal.h
index 6cf6b429ca..0601da510e 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ata/ide_internal.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ata/ide_internal.h
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ bool finish_dma(ide_device_info *device);
 void abort_dma(ide_device_info *device, ata_request *request);
 
 bool configure_dma(ide_device_info *device);
+int get_device_dma_mode(ide_device_info *device);
 
 
 // emulation.c
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ata/ide_sim.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ata/ide_sim.c
index a2b88c1e1c..afbc5943e3 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ata/ide_sim.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ata/ide_sim.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ ide_sim_ioctl(ide_bus_info *bus, uint8 targetID, uint32 op, void *buffer, size_t
 				status.dma_status = 2;
 
 			status.pio_mode = 0;
-			status.dma_mode = 0;
+			status.dma_mode = get_device_dma_mode(device);
 
 			memcpy(buffer, &status, min(sizeof(status), length));
 			return B_OK;