diff --git a/ide.cpp b/ide.cpp
index 7559c66c..14c9986b 100644
--- a/ide.cpp
+++ b/ide.cpp
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ uint8_t ide_buf[ide_io_max_size * 512];
 
 ide_config ide_inst[2] = {};
 
-uint16_t ide_check(int status)
+uint16_t ide_check()
 {
 	uint16_t res;
 	EnableIO();
 	res = spi_w(UIO_DMA_SDIO);
-	if (status || !res) res = (uint8_t)spi_w((uint16_t)status);
+	if (!res) res = (uint8_t)spi_w(0);
 	DisableIO();
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/ide.h b/ide.h
index 8aed6e00..ffca1a7e 100644
--- a/ide.h
+++ b/ide.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void ide_sendbuf(ide_config *ide, uint16_t reg, uint32_t length, uint16_t *data)
 void ide_recvbuf(ide_config *ide, uint16_t reg, uint32_t length, uint16_t *data);
 void ide_reg_set(ide_config *ide, uint16_t reg, uint16_t value);
 
-uint16_t ide_check(int status = 0);
+uint16_t ide_check();
 int ide_img_mount(fileTYPE *f, const char *name, int rw);
 void ide_img_set(uint32_t drvnum, fileTYPE *f, int cd, int sectors = 0, int heads = 0, int offset = 0, int type = 0);
 int ide_is_placeholder(int num);
diff --git a/support/x86/x86.cpp b/support/x86/x86.cpp
index c1238326..40f95034 100644
--- a/support/x86/x86.cpp
+++ b/support/x86/x86.cpp
@@ -300,12 +300,12 @@ void x86_init()
 	load_bios(user_io_make_filepath(home, "boot0.rom"), 0);
 	load_bios(user_io_make_filepath(home, "boot1.rom"), 1);
 
-	uint8_t cfg = ide_check();
+	uint16_t cfg = ide_check();
 	uint8_t hotswap[4] = {
 		0,
 		0,
-		((cfg >> 8) & 1) ^ 1,
-		(cfg >> 9) & 1,
+		(uint8_t)(((cfg >> 8) & 1) ^ 1),
+		(uint8_t)((cfg >> 9) & 1),
 	};
 	ide_reset(hotswap);