diff --git a/iop/dev9/atad/src/ps2atad.c b/iop/dev9/atad/src/ps2atad.c
index 5e08a57eacf3..29db47d59e45 100644
--- a/iop/dev9/atad/src/ps2atad.c
+++ b/iop/dev9/atad/src/ps2atad.c
@@ -1291,16 +1291,6 @@ static int ata_init_devices(ata_devinfo_t *devinfo)
            either words(61:60) for 28-bit or words(103:100) for 48-bit.  */
         devinfo[i].lba48 = (ata_param[ATA_ID_COMMAND_SETS_SUPPORTED] & 0x0400) != 0;
 
-        /* Check for "PS2LBA48" magic in reserved words 121-124 */
-        if (ata_dvrp_workaround &&
-            ata_param[121] == 0x4456 &&
-            ata_param[122] == 0x524c &&
-            ata_param[123] == 0x4241 &&
-            ata_param[124] == 0x3438) {
-            M_PRINTF("LBA48-capable DVRP firmware detected, disabling the workaround\n");
-            ata_dvrp_workaround = 0;
-        }
-
         /* Save the total sector counts before we overwrite ata_param with the value of Sony identify drive command. */
         total_sectors_nonlba48 = (ata_param[ATA_ID_SECTOTAL_HI] << 16) | ata_param[ATA_ID_SECTOTAL_LO];
         if (ata_param[ATA_ID_48BIT_SECTOTAL_HI]) {
@@ -1341,10 +1331,22 @@ static int ata_init_devices(ata_devinfo_t *devinfo)
             /* If this device is emulated through the DVRP, use the non-48-bit LBA size.  */
             if (ata_dvrp_workaround) {
                 devinfo[i].total_sectors = total_sectors_nonlba48;
+                /* Check for "PS2LBA48" magic in reserved words 121-124 */
+                /* PS2 area size is still stored in the 28-bit LBA size */
+                if (ata_param[121] == 0x4456 &&
+                    ata_param[122] == 0x524c &&
+                    ata_param[123] == 0x4241 &&
+                    ata_param[124] == 0x3438) {
+                    M_PRINTF("LBA48-capable DVRP firmware detected, disabling the workaround\n");
+                    ata_dvrp_workaround = 0;
+                    devinfo[i].total_sectors_lba48 = total_sectors_nonlba48;
+                } else {
+                    devinfo[i].total_sectors_lba48 = total_sectors_lba48;
+                }
             } else {
                 devinfo[i].total_sectors = total_sectors_lba48;
+                devinfo[i].total_sectors_lba48 = total_sectors_lba48;
             }
-            devinfo[i].total_sectors_lba48 = total_sectors_lba48;
         } else {
             devinfo[i].total_sectors       = total_sectors_nonlba48;
             devinfo[i].total_sectors_lba48 = total_sectors_nonlba48;