diff --git a/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm b/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
index 3ab780051a..1f26b2aba5 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
+++ b/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
@@ -1117,6 +1117,10 @@ end if
 
         cmp     [IDEContrProgrammingInterface], 0
         je      set_interrupts_for_IDE_controllers.continue
+
+        mov     ax, [IDE_Interrupt]
+        cmp     al, 0xff
+        je      set_interrupts_for_IDE_controllers.end_set_interrupts
 ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; set interrupts for IDE Controller
 ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------