diff --git a/hw/ide/pci.c b/hw/ide/pci.c
index 1b3d1c12ad..4b5e32dcbe 100644
--- a/hw/ide/pci.c
+++ b/hw/ide/pci.c
@@ -452,8 +452,6 @@ static const struct IDEDMAOps bmdma_ops = {
 
 void bmdma_init(IDEBus *bus, BMDMAState *bm, PCIIDEState *d)
 {
-    qemu_irq *irq;
-
     if (bus->dma == &bm->dma) {
         return;
     }
@@ -461,8 +459,7 @@ void bmdma_init(IDEBus *bus, BMDMAState *bm, PCIIDEState *d)
     bm->dma.ops = &bmdma_ops;
     bus->dma = &bm->dma;
     bm->irq = bus->irq;
-    irq = qemu_allocate_irqs(bmdma_irq, bm, 1);
-    bus->irq = *irq;
+    bus->irq = qemu_allocate_irq(bmdma_irq, bm, 0);
     bm->pci_dev = d;
 }