diff --git a/firmware/drivers/ata.c b/firmware/drivers/ata.c
index 88b57d033e..a463e2dc3b 100644
--- a/firmware/drivers/ata.c
+++ b/firmware/drivers/ata.c
@@ -856,6 +856,8 @@ int ata_init(void)
         DEBUGF("ata: %d sectors per ata request\n",multisectors);
         
         queue_init(&ata_queue);
+
+        last_disk_activity = current_tick;
         create_thread(ata_thread, ata_stack,
                       sizeof(ata_stack), ata_thread_name);
         initialized = true;