diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c
index a46d579016d9..8c5dee9b3b05 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c
@@ -310,9 +310,11 @@ static int ni_gpct_insn_read(struct comedi_device *dev,
 static int ni_gpct_insn_config(struct comedi_device *dev,
 			       struct comedi_subdevice *s,
 			       struct comedi_insn *insn, unsigned int *data);
+#ifdef PCIDMA
 static int ni_gpct_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s);
 static int ni_gpct_cmdtest(struct comedi_device *dev,
 			   struct comedi_subdevice *s, struct comedi_cmd *cmd);
+#endif
 static int ni_gpct_cancel(struct comedi_device *dev,
 			  struct comedi_subdevice *s);
 static void handle_gpct_interrupt(struct comedi_device *dev,
@@ -4617,9 +4619,7 @@ static int ni_E_init(struct comedi_device *dev)
 	for (j = 0; j < NUM_GPCT; ++j) {
 		s = &dev->subdevices[NI_GPCT_SUBDEV(j)];
 		s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_COUNTER;
-		s->subdev_flags =
-		    SDF_READABLE | SDF_WRITABLE | SDF_LSAMPL | SDF_CMD_READ
-		    /* | SDF_CMD_WRITE */ ;
+		s->subdev_flags = SDF_READABLE | SDF_WRITABLE | SDF_LSAMPL;
 		s->n_chan = 3;
 		if (board->reg_type & ni_reg_m_series_mask)
 			s->maxdata = 0xffffffff;
@@ -4628,11 +4628,14 @@ static int ni_E_init(struct comedi_device *dev)
 		s->insn_read = &ni_gpct_insn_read;
 		s->insn_write = &ni_gpct_insn_write;
 		s->insn_config = &ni_gpct_insn_config;
+#ifdef PCIDMA
+		s->subdev_flags |= SDF_CMD_READ /* | SDF_CMD_WRITE */;
 		s->do_cmd = &ni_gpct_cmd;
 		s->len_chanlist = 1;
 		s->do_cmdtest = &ni_gpct_cmdtest;
 		s->cancel = &ni_gpct_cancel;
 		s->async_dma_dir = DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL;
+#endif
 		s->private = &devpriv->counter_dev->counters[j];
 
 		devpriv->counter_dev->counters[j].chip_index = 0;
@@ -5216,10 +5219,10 @@ static int ni_gpct_insn_write(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	return ni_tio_winsn(counter, insn, data);
 }
 
+#ifdef PCIDMA
 static int ni_gpct_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
 {
 	int retval;
-#ifdef PCIDMA
 	struct ni_gpct *counter = s->private;
 /* const struct comedi_cmd *cmd = &s->async->cmd; */
 
@@ -5233,23 +5236,20 @@ static int ni_gpct_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
 	ni_tio_acknowledge_and_confirm(counter, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	ni_e_series_enable_second_irq(dev, counter->counter_index, 1);
 	retval = ni_tio_cmd(counter, s->async);
-#else
-	retval = -ENOTSUPP;
-#endif
 	return retval;
 }
+#endif
 
+#ifdef PCIDMA
 static int ni_gpct_cmdtest(struct comedi_device *dev,
 			   struct comedi_subdevice *s, struct comedi_cmd *cmd)
 {
-#ifdef PCIDMA
 	struct ni_gpct *counter = s->private;
 
 	return ni_tio_cmdtest(counter, cmd);
-#else
 	return -ENOTSUPP;
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
 static int ni_gpct_cancel(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
 {