diff --git a/hw/ide/core.c b/hw/ide/core.c
index db191a6..7256592 100644
--- a/hw/ide/core.c
+++ b/hw/ide/core.c
@@ -688,7 +688,8 @@ void ide_dma_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
            sector_num, n, s->dma_cmd);
 #endif

-    if (!ide_sect_range_ok(s, sector_num, n)) {
+    if ((s->dma_cmd == IDE_DMA_READ || s->dma_cmd == IDE_DMA_WRITE) &&
+        !ide_sect_range_ok(s, sector_num, n)) {
         dma_buf_commit(s);
         ide_dma_error(s);
         return;