diff --git a/sys/dev/ata/ata-all.h b/sys/dev/ata/ata-all.h
index 3bf3d15..7ff6298 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ata/ata-all.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ata/ata-all.h
@@ -376,6 +376,9 @@ struct ata_request {
     struct ata_dmaslot          *dma;           /* DMA slot of this request */
     u_int8_t                    status;         /* ATA status */
     u_int8_t                    error;          /* ATA error */
+    u_int8_t                    dma_status;     /* DMA status
+                                                 * (after dma has been unloaded)
+                                                 */
     u_int32_t                   donecount;      /* bytes transferred */
     int                         result;         /* result error code */
     void                        (*callback)(struct ata_request *request);
diff --git a/sys/dev/ata/ata-dma.c b/sys/dev/ata/ata-dma.c
index e8f9f7a..e01e1f6 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ata/ata-dma.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ata/ata-dma.c
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ ata_dmaunload(struct ata_request *request)
 			BUS_DMASYNC_POSTREAD : BUS_DMASYNC_POSTWRITE);
 
 	bus_dmamap_unload(request->dma->data_tag, request->dma->data_map);
+	request->dma_status = request->dma->status;
         request->dma = NULL;
     }
     return 0;
diff --git a/sys/dev/ata/ata-queue.c b/sys/dev/ata/ata-queue.c
index 7d87f82..74c4693 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ata/ata-queue.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ata/ata-queue.c
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ ata_completed(void *context, int dummy)
 			      "\4MEDIA_CHANGE_REQEST"
 			      "\3ABORTED\2NO_MEDIA\1ILLEGAL_LENGTH");
 		if ((request->flags & ATA_R_DMA) &&
-		    (request->dma->status & ATA_BMSTAT_ERROR))
-		    printf(" dma=0x%02x", request->dma->status);
+		    (request->dma_status & ATA_BMSTAT_ERROR))
+		    printf(" dma=0x%02x", request->dma_status);
 		if (!(request->flags & (ATA_R_ATAPI | ATA_R_CONTROL)))
 		    printf(" LBA=%ju", request->u.ata.lba);
 		printf("\n");