diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
index c419266234a..01b92208f09 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ u8 eighty_ninty_three (ide_drive_t *drive)
 
 	/*
 	 * FIXME:
+	 * - change master/slave IDENTIFY order
 	 * - force bit13 (80c cable present) check also for !ivb devices
 	 *   (unless the slave device is pre-ATA3)
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 194ecb0049e..47a114927c3 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -774,9 +774,10 @@ static int ide_probe_port(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Wait for ready failed before probe !\n", hwif->name);
 
 	/*
-	 * Need to probe slave device first to make it release PDIAG-.
+	 * Second drive should only exist if first drive was found,
+	 * but a lot of cdrom drives are configured as single slaves.
 	 */
-	for (unit = MAX_DRIVES - 1; unit >= 0; unit--) {
+	for (unit = 0; unit < MAX_DRIVES; ++unit) {
 		ide_drive_t *drive = &hwif->drives[unit];
 		drive->dn = (hwif->channel ? 2 : 0) + unit;
 		(void) probe_for_drive(drive);