diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/ppide.asm b/Source/HBIOS/ppide.asm
index c0e0f6bf..b38a458a 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/ppide.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/ppide.asm
@@ -1006,16 +1006,16 @@ PPIDE_INITDEV:
 	LD	A,PPIDE_FEAT_DISABLE8BIT	; FEATURE VALUE = DISABLE 8-BIT PIO
 #ENDIF
 	CALL	PPIDE_SETFEAT		; SET FEATURE
-	RET	NZ			; BAIL OUT ON ERROR
-;
-	CALL	PPIDE_IDENTIFY		; EXECUTE PPIDENTIFY COMMAND
 
-#IF (IDE8BIT)
+#IF (PPIDE8BIT)
 	; "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
+;
+	CALL	PPIDE_IDENTIFY		; EXECUTE PPIDENTIFY COMMAND
+	RET	NZ			; BAIL OUT ON ERROR
 ;
 	LD	DE,HB_WRKBUF		; POINT TO BUFFER
 	DCALL	DUMP_BUFFER		; DUMP IT IF DEBUGGING