diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ide/dma.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ide/dma.c
index d74270d7ba..ffe1fd3607 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ide/dma.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ide/dma.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #include "ide_internal.h"
 
-
 #define CHECK_DEV_DMA_MODE(infoblock, elem, mode, this_mode, num_modes ) \
 	if( infoblock->elem ) { \
 		mode = this_mode; \
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@
 	}
 
 
-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/ide/ide_internal.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ide/ide_internal.h
index ef6e204ff4..33348bfa64 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ide/ide_internal.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ide/ide_internal.h
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ bool finish_dma(ide_device_info *device);
 void abort_dma(ide_device_info *device, ide_qrequest *qrequest);
 
 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/ide/ide_sim.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ide/ide_sim.c
index 3db1f5b491..8e20272c9c 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ide/ide_sim.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/ide/ide_sim.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ 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;