1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 21cdd9ca14d1..482f41f3f15e 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -992,10 +992,14 @@ static void ide_port_setup_devices(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
         mutex_unlock(&ide_cfg_mtx);
 }
 
+static ide_hwif_t *ide_ports[MAX_HWIFS];
+
 void ide_remove_port_from_hwgroup(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 {
         ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = hwif->hwgroup;
 
+        ide_ports[hwif->index] = NULL;
+
         spin_lock_irq(&ide_lock);
         /*
          * Remove us from the hwgroup, and free
@@ -1054,8 +1058,9 @@ static int init_irq (ide_hwif_t *hwif)
          * Group up with any other hwifs that share our irq(s).
          */
         for (index = 0; index < MAX_HWIFS; index++) {
-                ide_hwif_t *h = &ide_hwifs[index];
-                if (h->hwgroup) {  /* scan only initialized hwif's */
+                ide_hwif_t *h = ide_ports[index];
+
+                if (h && h->hwgroup) {  /* scan only initialized ports */
                         if (hwif->irq == h->irq) {
                                 hwif->sharing_irq = h->sharing_irq = 1;
                                 if (hwif->chipset != ide_pci ||
@@ -1109,6 +1114,8 @@ static int init_irq (ide_hwif_t *hwif)
                 hwgroup->timer.data = (unsigned long) hwgroup;
         }
 
+        ide_ports[hwif->index] = hwif;
+
         /*
          * Allocate the irq, if not already obtained for another hwif
          */