diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/scc_pata.c b/drivers/ide/pci/scc_pata.c
index 80c553faa8ad..0d1e4fc86ca6 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/scc_pata.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/scc_pata.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 static struct scc_ports {
 	unsigned long ctl, dma;
-	unsigned char hwif_id;  /* for removing hwif from system */
+	ide_hwif_t *hwif;  /* for removing port from system */
 } scc_ports[MAX_HWIFS];
 
 /* PIO transfer mode  table */
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static void __devinit init_hwif_scc(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 {
 	struct scc_ports *ports = ide_get_hwifdata(hwif);
 
-	ports->hwif_id = hwif->index;
+	ports->hwif = hwif;
 
 	hwif->dma_command = hwif->dma_base;
 	hwif->dma_status = hwif->dma_base + 0x04;
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ static int __devinit scc_init_one(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_i
 static void __devexit scc_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct scc_ports *ports = pci_get_drvdata(dev);
-	ide_hwif_t *hwif = &ide_hwifs[ports->hwif_id];
+	ide_hwif_t *hwif = ports->hwif;
 	unsigned long ctl_base = pci_resource_start(dev, 0);
 	unsigned long dma_base = pci_resource_start(dev, 1);
 	unsigned long ctl_size = pci_resource_len(dev, 0);