diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/proto.h b/arch/alpha/kernel/proto.h
index 3d2627ec986006e956f161b2bedcfa1c2ec32272..d3e52d3fd59299771ed3e90d0fc13f0aca9faa6f 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/proto.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/proto.h
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ extern void SMC669_Init(int);
 /* es1888.c */
 extern void es1888_init(void);
 
-/* ns87312.c */
-extern void ns87312_enable_ide(long ide_base);
-
 /* ../lib/fpreg.c */
 extern void alpha_write_fp_reg (unsigned long reg, unsigned long val);
 extern unsigned long alpha_read_fp_reg (unsigned long reg);
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_cabriolet.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_cabriolet.c
index affd0f3f25df09b147c4a1e06146ff2f57e550ce..14c8898d19ec86fb8d4273dc527e7d860bcb8132 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_cabriolet.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_cabriolet.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "irq_impl.h"
 #include "pci_impl.h"
 #include "machvec_impl.h"
-
+#include "pc873xx.h"
 
 /* Note mask bit is true for DISABLED irqs.  */
 static unsigned long cached_irq_mask = ~0UL;
@@ -235,18 +235,31 @@ cabriolet_map_irq(struct pci_dev *dev, u8 slot, u8 pin)
 	return COMMON_TABLE_LOOKUP;
 }
 
+static inline void __init
+cabriolet_enable_ide(void)
+{
+	if (pc873xx_probe() == -1) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Probing for PC873xx Super IO chip failed.\n");
+	 } else {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Found %s Super IO chip at 0x%x\n",
+			pc873xx_get_model(), pc873xx_get_base());
+
+		pc873xx_enable_ide();
+	}
+}
+
 static inline void __init
 cabriolet_init_pci(void)
 {
 	common_init_pci();
-	ns87312_enable_ide(0x398);
+	cabriolet_enable_ide();
 }
 
 static inline void __init
 cia_cab_init_pci(void)
 {
 	cia_init_pci();
-	ns87312_enable_ide(0x398);
+	cabriolet_enable_ide();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_takara.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_takara.c
index 230464885b5cbe1a7683a2c76acdf1e46fbb9bac..4da596b6adbbb408ee9bb1e918b8891d3b148a29 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_takara.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_takara.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "irq_impl.h"
 #include "pci_impl.h"
 #include "machvec_impl.h"
-
+#include "pc873xx.h"
 
 /* Note mask bit is true for DISABLED irqs.  */
 static unsigned long cached_irq_mask[2] = { -1, -1 };
@@ -264,7 +264,14 @@ takara_init_pci(void)
 		alpha_mv.pci_map_irq = takara_map_irq_srm;
 
 	cia_init_pci();
-	ns87312_enable_ide(0x26e);
+
+	if (pc873xx_probe() == -1) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Probing for PC873xx Super IO chip failed.\n");
+	} else {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Found %s Super IO chip at 0x%x\n",
+			pc873xx_get_model(), pc873xx_get_base());
+		pc873xx_enable_ide();
+	}
 }