.enablebits     = {{0x00,0x00,0x00}, {0x51,0x08,0x08}},
                .port_ops       = &cmd64x_port_ops,
                .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_CLEAR_SIMPLEX |
-                                 IDE_HFLAG_ABUSE_PREFETCH,
+                                 IDE_HFLAG_ABUSE_PREFETCH |
+                                 IDE_HFLAG_SERIALIZE,
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO5,
                .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA2,
                .udma_mask      = 0x00, /* no udma */
                .init_chipset   = init_chipset_cmd64x,
                .enablebits     = {{0x51,0x04,0x04}, {0x51,0x08,0x08}},
                .port_ops       = &cmd648_port_ops,
-               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_ABUSE_PREFETCH,
+               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_ABUSE_PREFETCH |
+                                 IDE_HFLAG_SERIALIZE,
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO5,
                .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA2,
                .udma_mask      = ATA_UDMA2,