host->flags |= SDHCI_USE_DMA;
        } else if (chip->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_FORCE_DMA)
                host->flags |= SDHCI_USE_DMA;
-       else if ((pdev->class & 0x0000FF) != PCI_SDHCI_IFDMA)
-               DBG("Controller doesn't have DMA interface\n");
        else if (!(caps & SDHCI_CAN_DO_DMA))
                DBG("Controller doesn't have DMA capability\n");
        else
                host->flags |= SDHCI_USE_DMA;
 
+       if (((pdev->class & 0x0000FF) != PCI_SDHCI_IFDMA) &&
+               (host->flags & SDHCI_USE_DMA)) {
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Will use DMA "
+                       "mode even though HW doesn't fully "
+                       "claim to support it.\n", host->slot_descr);
+       }
+
        if (host->flags & SDHCI_USE_DMA) {
                if (pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_32BIT_MASK)) {
                        printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: No suitable DMA available. "