diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/ide.asm b/Source/HBIOS/ide.asm
index b1fcec4c..cc32f20f 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/ide.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/ide.asm
@@ -962,8 +962,8 @@ IDE_INITDEV:
 
 #IF (IDE8BIT)
 	; "REAL" IDE DRIVES MAY NOT ACCEPT THE DISABLE8BIT FEATURE COMMAND,
-	; SO IT IS ONLY AN ERROR IF WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO ENABLE8BIT
-	; THANKS TO ED ? FOR POINTING THIS OUT.
+	; SO IT IS ONLY AN ERROR IF WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO ENABLE8BIT.
+	; CREDIT TO ED BRINDLEY FOR THIS CORRECTION.
 	RET	NZ			; BAIL OUT ON ERROR
 #ENDIF
 ;
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/ppide.asm b/Source/HBIOS/ppide.asm
index f7b5c558..c0e0f6bf 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/ppide.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/ppide.asm
@@ -1009,7 +1009,13 @@ PPIDE_INITDEV:
 	RET	NZ			; BAIL OUT ON ERROR
 ;
 	CALL	PPIDE_IDENTIFY		; EXECUTE PPIDENTIFY COMMAND
+
+#IF (IDE8BIT)
+	; "REAL" IDE DRIVES MAY NOT ACCEPT THE DISABLE8BIT FEATURE COMMAND,
+	; SO IT IS ONLY AN ERROR IF WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO ENABLE8BIT.
+	; CREDIT TO ED BRINDLEY FOR THIS CORRECTION.
 	RET	NZ			; BAIL OUT ON ERROR
+#ENDIF
 ;
 	LD	DE,HB_WRKBUF		; POINT TO BUFFER
 	DCALL	DUMP_BUFFER		; DUMP IT IF DEBUGGING