diff --git a/hw/ide/cmd646.c b/hw/ide/cmd646.c
index cdcc9bf1aa..559147ff43 100644
--- a/hw/ide/cmd646.c
+++ b/hw/ide/cmd646.c
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ static int pci_cmd646_ide_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
     irq = qemu_allocate_irqs(cmd646_set_irq, d, 2);
     ide_bus_new(&d->bus[0], &d->dev.qdev);
     ide_bus_new(&d->bus[1], &d->dev.qdev);
-    ide_init2(&d->bus[0], NULL, NULL, irq[0]);
-    ide_init2(&d->bus[1], NULL, NULL, irq[1]);
+    ide_init2(&d->bus[0], irq[0]);
+    ide_init2(&d->bus[1], irq[1]);
 
     vmstate_register(0, &vmstate_ide_pci, d);
     qemu_register_reset(cmd646_reset, d);
diff --git a/hw/ide/core.c b/hw/ide/core.c
index cb7af388f1..d3328cd02f 100644
--- a/hw/ide/core.c
+++ b/hw/ide/core.c
@@ -2632,7 +2632,7 @@ void ide_init_drive(IDEState *s, DriveInfo *dinfo, const char *version)
     ide_reset(s);
 }
 
-static void ide_init1(IDEBus *bus, int unit, DriveInfo *dinfo)
+static void ide_init1(IDEBus *bus, int unit)
 {
     static int drive_serial = 1;
     IDEState *s = &bus->ifs[unit];
@@ -2645,20 +2645,34 @@ static void ide_init1(IDEBus *bus, int unit, DriveInfo *dinfo)
     s->smart_selftest_data = qemu_blockalign(s->bs, 512);
     s->sector_write_timer = qemu_new_timer(vm_clock,
                                            ide_sector_write_timer_cb, s);
-    if (dinfo) {
-        ide_init_drive(s, dinfo, NULL);
-    } else {
-        ide_reset(s);
-    }
 }
 
-void ide_init2(IDEBus *bus, DriveInfo *hd0, DriveInfo *hd1,
-               qemu_irq irq)
+void ide_init2(IDEBus *bus, qemu_irq irq)
 {
     int i;
 
     for(i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-        ide_init1(bus, i, i == 0 ? hd0 : hd1);
+        ide_init1(bus, i);
+        ide_reset(&bus->ifs[i]);
+    }
+    bus->irq = irq;
+}
+
+/* TODO convert users to qdev and remove */
+void ide_init2_with_non_qdev_drives(IDEBus *bus, DriveInfo *hd0,
+                                    DriveInfo *hd1, qemu_irq irq)
+{
+    int i;
+    DriveInfo *dinfo;
+
+    for(i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+        dinfo = i == 0 ? hd0 : hd1;
+        ide_init1(bus, i);
+        if (dinfo) {
+            ide_init_drive(&bus->ifs[i], dinfo, NULL);
+        } else {
+            ide_reset(&bus->ifs[i]);
+        }
     }
     bus->irq = irq;
 }
diff --git a/hw/ide/internal.h b/hw/ide/internal.h
index cf7101924d..6b0024d4c9 100644
--- a/hw/ide/internal.h
+++ b/hw/ide/internal.h
@@ -555,8 +555,9 @@ void ide_data_writel(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val);
 uint32_t ide_data_readl(void *opaque, uint32_t addr);
 
 void ide_init_drive(IDEState *s, DriveInfo *dinfo, const char *version);
-void ide_init2(IDEBus *bus, DriveInfo *hd0, DriveInfo *hd1,
-               qemu_irq irq);
+void ide_init2(IDEBus *bus, qemu_irq irq);
+void ide_init2_with_non_qdev_drives(IDEBus *bus, DriveInfo *hd0,
+                                    DriveInfo *hd1, qemu_irq irq);
 void ide_init_ioport(IDEBus *bus, int iobase, int iobase2);
 
 /* hw/ide/qdev.c */
diff --git a/hw/ide/isa.c b/hw/ide/isa.c
index dff7c796f7..b6c6347289 100644
--- a/hw/ide/isa.c
+++ b/hw/ide/isa.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int isa_ide_initfn(ISADevice *dev)
     ide_bus_new(&s->bus, &s->dev.qdev);
     ide_init_ioport(&s->bus, s->iobase, s->iobase2);
     isa_init_irq(dev, &s->irq, s->isairq);
-    ide_init2(&s->bus, NULL, NULL, s->irq);
+    ide_init2(&s->bus, s->irq);
     vmstate_register(0, &vmstate_ide_isa, s);
     return 0;
 };
diff --git a/hw/ide/macio.c b/hw/ide/macio.c
index 639f3f6a65..f76c0fa31c 100644
--- a/hw/ide/macio.c
+++ b/hw/ide/macio.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ int pmac_ide_init (DriveInfo **hd_table, qemu_irq irq,
     int pmac_ide_memory;
 
     d = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(MACIOIDEState));
-    ide_init2(&d->bus, hd_table[0], hd_table[1], irq);
+    ide_init2_with_non_qdev_drives(&d->bus, hd_table[0], hd_table[1], irq);
 
     if (dbdma)
         DBDMA_register_channel(dbdma, channel, dma_irq, pmac_ide_transfer, pmac_ide_flush, d);
diff --git a/hw/ide/microdrive.c b/hw/ide/microdrive.c
index bfdb8c8b05..a7beac552a 100644
--- a/hw/ide/microdrive.c
+++ b/hw/ide/microdrive.c
@@ -539,7 +539,8 @@ PCMCIACardState *dscm1xxxx_init(DriveInfo *bdrv)
     md->card.cis = dscm1xxxx_cis;
     md->card.cis_len = sizeof(dscm1xxxx_cis);
 
-    ide_init2(&md->bus, bdrv, NULL, qemu_allocate_irqs(md_set_irq, md, 1)[0]);
+    ide_init2_with_non_qdev_drives(&md->bus, bdrv, NULL,
+                                   qemu_allocate_irqs(md_set_irq, md, 1)[0]);
     md->bus.ifs[0].is_cf = 1;
     md->bus.ifs[0].mdata_size = METADATA_SIZE;
     md->bus.ifs[0].mdata_storage = (uint8_t *) qemu_mallocz(METADATA_SIZE);
diff --git a/hw/ide/mmio.c b/hw/ide/mmio.c
index cca883f613..e75cccf56e 100644
--- a/hw/ide/mmio.c
+++ b/hw/ide/mmio.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void mmio_ide_init (target_phys_addr_t membase, target_phys_addr_t membase2,
     MMIOState *s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(MMIOState));
     int mem1, mem2;
 
-    ide_init2(&s->bus, hd0, hd1, irq);
+    ide_init2_with_non_qdev_drives(&s->bus, hd0, hd1, irq);
 
     s->shift = shift;
 
diff --git a/hw/ide/piix.c b/hw/ide/piix.c
index 4fa38519ef..dad6e86ff6 100644
--- a/hw/ide/piix.c
+++ b/hw/ide/piix.c
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ static int pci_piix_ide_initfn(PCIIDEState *d)
     ide_init_ioport(&d->bus[0], 0x1f0, 0x3f6);
     ide_init_ioport(&d->bus[1], 0x170, 0x376);
 
-    ide_init2(&d->bus[0], NULL, NULL, isa_reserve_irq(14));
-    ide_init2(&d->bus[1], NULL, NULL, isa_reserve_irq(15));
+    ide_init2(&d->bus[0], isa_reserve_irq(14));
+    ide_init2(&d->bus[1], isa_reserve_irq(15));
     return 0;
 }