diff --git a/hw/ide/core.c b/hw/ide/core.c
index 76c3820..89fd3ce 100644
--- a/hw/ide/core.c
+++ b/hw/ide/core.c
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ static void ide_identify(IDEState *s)
     put_le16(p + 101, s->nb_sectors >> 16);
     put_le16(p + 102, s->nb_sectors >> 32);
     put_le16(p + 103, s->nb_sectors >> 48);
+    put_le16(p + 106, 0x6000 | 3); /* 8 logical sectors per physical sector */
 
     memcpy(s->identify_data, p, sizeof(s->identify_data));
     s->identify_set = 1;