diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
index c34836c..b559bec 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 	return ide_stopped;
 }
 
-static u8 wait_drive_not_busy(ide_drive_t *drive)
+u8 wait_drive_not_busy(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif = HWIF(drive);
 	int retries;
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * Last sector was transfered, wait until drive is ready.
-	 * This can take up to 10 usec, but we will wait max 1 ms
-	 * (drive_cmd_intr() waits that long).
+	 * This can take up to 10 usec, but we will wait max 1 ms.
 	 */
 	for (retries = 0; retries < 100; retries++) {
 		if ((stat = hwif->INB(IDE_STATUS_REG)) & BUSY_STAT)