diff --git a/sys/i386/isa/sound/ad1848.c b/sys/i386/isa/sound/ad1848.c
index c76a3575dce2..59ec7f923cd5 100644
--- a/sys/i386/isa/sound/ad1848.c
+++ b/sys/i386/isa/sound/ad1848.c
@@ -474,11 +474,7 @@ static struct audio_operations ad1848_pcm_operations[MAX_AUDIO_DEV] =
 {
   {
     "Generic AD1848 codec",
-#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
-    NEEDS_RESTART,/* disable automode for now until we get this working right */
-#else
     DMA_AUTOMODE,
-#endif
     AFMT_U8,			/* Will be set later */
     NULL,
     ad1848_open,
diff --git a/sys/i386/isa/sound/pas2_pcm.c b/sys/i386/isa/sound/pas2_pcm.c
index 46b4055584e8..26fc94172d36 100644
--- a/sys/i386/isa/sound/pas2_pcm.c
+++ b/sys/i386/isa/sound/pas2_pcm.c
@@ -373,11 +373,7 @@ pas_pcm_prepare_for_output (int dev, int bsize, int bcount)
 static struct audio_operations pas_pcm_operations =
 {
   "Pro Audio Spectrum",
-#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
-  0,		/* disable automode for now until we get this working right */
-#else
   DMA_AUTOMODE,
-#endif
   AFMT_U8 | AFMT_S16_LE,
   NULL,
   pas_pcm_open,
diff --git a/sys/i386/isa/sound/sb16_dsp.c b/sys/i386/isa/sound/sb16_dsp.c
index 9d483af8c1c9..d093efb7e5ea 100644
--- a/sys/i386/isa/sound/sb16_dsp.c
+++ b/sys/i386/isa/sound/sb16_dsp.c
@@ -84,11 +84,7 @@ static void     dsp_cleanup (void);
 static struct audio_operations sb16_dsp_operations =
 {
   "SoundBlaster 16",
-#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
-  0,          /* disable automode for now until we get this working right */
-#else
   DMA_AUTOMODE,
-#endif
   AFMT_U8 | AFMT_S16_LE,
   NULL,
   sb16_dsp_open,