diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801dx/pci.c b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801dx/pci.c
index 2cc1b9d478..77437056b9 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801dx/pci.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801dx/pci.c
@@ -8,13 +8,8 @@
 
 static void pci_init(struct device *dev)
 {
-	/* Enable pci error detecting */
-	uint32_t dword;
 	/* System error enable */
-	dword = pci_read_config32(dev, 0x04);
-	dword |= (1 << 8);	/* SERR# Enable */
-	dword |= (1 << 6);	/* Parity Error Response */
-	pci_write_config32(dev, 0x04, dword);
+	pci_or_config16(dev, PCI_COMMAND, PCI_COMMAND_SERR | PCI_COMMAND_PARITY);
 }
 
 static struct device_operations pci_ops = {