diff --git a/hw/ide/atapi.c b/hw/ide/atapi.c
index 2bb606c1c5..8592a4ae17 100644
--- a/hw/ide/atapi.c
+++ b/hw/ide/atapi.c
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ static void ide_atapi_cmd_read_dma_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     if (ret < 0) {
         if (ide_handle_rw_error(s, -ret, ide_dma_cmd_to_retry(s->dma_cmd))) {
             if (s->bus->error_status) {
+                s->bus->dma->aiocb = NULL;
                 return;
             }
             goto eot;