diff --git a/drivers/ata/ide-sff.c b/drivers/ata/ide-sff.c
index 0e8b744..a7f2647 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ide-sff.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ide-sff.c
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@
 		rc = ata_wr_cmd(ide, ATA_CMD_WRITE);
 		if (rc != 0)
 			return rc;
+		rc = ata_wait_ready(ide, MAX_TIMEOUT);
+		if (rc != 0)
+			return rc;
 		ata_wr_sector(ide, buffer);
 		num_blocks--;
 		sector++;