diff --git a/src/disk/hdc_ide.c b/src/disk/hdc_ide.c
index fb95bef28..125cd806d 100644
--- a/src/disk/hdc_ide.c
+++ b/src/disk/hdc_ide.c
@@ -3324,7 +3324,7 @@ const device_t ide_isa_2ch_device = {
 const device_t ide_vlb_device = {
     .name          = "VLB IDE Controller",
     .internal_name = "ide_vlb",
-    .flags         = DEVICE_VLB | DEVICE_ISA16,
+    .flags         = DEVICE_VLB,
     .local         = 2,
     .init          = ide_init,
     .close         = ide_close,