diff --git a/sys/dev/ata/ata-card.c b/sys/dev/ata/ata-card.c
index 68d8bde5bfa..4c63faeb85f 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ata/ata-card.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ata/ata-card.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ata_pccard_match(device_t dev)
 static int
 ata_pccard_locknoop(struct ata_channel *ch, int type)
 {
-    return 1;
+    return ch->unit;
 }
 
 static void