diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_platform.c b/drivers/ata/pata_platform.c
index 479a326114e..02ea95fcba6 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_platform.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static int pata_platform_set_mode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device **unuse
 			dev->pio_mode = dev->xfer_mode = XFER_PIO_0;
 			dev->xfer_shift = ATA_SHIFT_PIO;
 			dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_PIO;
+			ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_INFO, "configured for PIO\n");
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_rz1000.c b/drivers/ata/pata_rz1000.c
index 71a2bac09e0..60fc598f765 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_rz1000.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_rz1000.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static int rz1000_set_mode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device **unused)
 			dev->xfer_mode = XFER_PIO_0;
 			dev->xfer_shift = ATA_SHIFT_PIO;
 			dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_PIO;
+			ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_INFO, "configured for PIO\n");
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;