diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-pnp.c b/drivers/ide/ide-pnp.c
index 8a178a5..a0b7d17 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-pnp.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-pnp.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <linux/pnp.h>
 #include <linux/ide.h>
 
+#define DRV_NAME "ide-pnp"
+
 /* Add your devices here :)) */
 static struct pnp_device_id idepnp_devices[] = {
 	/* Generic ESDI/IDE/ATA compatible hard disk controller */
@@ -29,13 +31,29 @@
 {
 	hw_regs_t hw;
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif;
+	unsigned long base, ctl;
 
 	if (!(pnp_port_valid(dev, 0) && pnp_port_valid(dev, 1) && pnp_irq_valid(dev, 0)))
 		return -1;
 
+	base = pnp_port_start(dev, 0);
+	ctl = pnp_port_start(dev, 1);
+
+	if (!request_region(base, 8, DRV_NAME)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: I/O resource 0x%lX-0x%lX not free.\n",
+				DRV_NAME, base, base + 7);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	if (!request_region(ctl, 1, DRV_NAME)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: I/O resource 0x%lX not free.\n",
+				DRV_NAME, ctl);
+		release_region(base, 8);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
 	memset(&hw, 0, sizeof(hw));
-	ide_std_init_ports(&hw, pnp_port_start(dev, 0),
-				pnp_port_start(dev, 1));
+	ide_std_init_ports(&hw, base, ctl);
 	hw.irq = pnp_irq(dev, 0);
 
 	hwif = ide_find_port();
@@ -45,6 +63,7 @@
 
 		ide_init_port_data(hwif, index);
 		ide_init_port_hw(hwif, &hw);
+		hwif->mmio = 1;
 
 		printk(KERN_INFO "ide%d: generic PnP IDE interface\n", index);
 		pnp_set_drvdata(dev, hwif);
@@ -54,6 +73,9 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	release_region(ctl, 1);
+	release_region(base, 8);
+
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -65,6 +87,9 @@
 		ide_unregister(hwif->index);
 	else
 		printk(KERN_ERR "idepnp: Unable to remove device, please report.\n");
+
+	release_region(pnp_port_start(dev, 1), 1);
+	release_region(pnp_port_start(dev, 0), 8);
 }
 
 static struct pnp_driver idepnp_driver = {