diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/ews.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/ews.c
index 2e1cf112058280f2b7e42f7dc875d4679668f317..b135389fec6c7cbc83e69a73f9f05f5cdf1272ef 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/ews.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/ews.c
@@ -1033,6 +1033,7 @@ struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_ews_cards[] __devinitdata = {
 		.build_controls = snd_ice1712_ews_add_controls,
 		.mpu401_1_name = "MIDI-Front DMX6fire",
 		.mpu401_2_name = "Wavetable DMX6fire",
+		.mpu401_2_info_flags = MPU401_INFO_OUTPUT,
 	},
 	{ } /* terminator */
 };
diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.c
index aa5a41fecb0815972a0787f78e96b541958d78c4..845907159b74cc8cbb230dd4f2f2eb736ed2f297 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/cs8427.h>
 #include <sound/info.h>
-#include <sound/mpu401.h>
 #include <sound/initval.h>
 
 #include <sound/asoundef.h>
@@ -2739,7 +2738,8 @@ static int __devinit snd_ice1712_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	if (! c->no_mpu401) {
 		if ((err = snd_mpu401_uart_new(card, 0, MPU401_HW_ICE1712,
 					       ICEREG(ice, MPU1_CTRL),
-					       MPU401_INFO_INTEGRATED,
+					       (c->mpu401_1_info_flags |
+						MPU401_INFO_INTEGRATED),
 					       ice->irq, 0,
 					       &ice->rmidi[0])) < 0) {
 			snd_card_free(card);
@@ -2755,7 +2755,8 @@ static int __devinit snd_ice1712_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 			/*  2nd port used  */
 			if ((err = snd_mpu401_uart_new(card, 1, MPU401_HW_ICE1712,
 						       ICEREG(ice, MPU2_CTRL),
-						       MPU401_INFO_INTEGRATED,
+						       (c->mpu401_2_info_flags |
+							MPU401_INFO_INTEGRATED),
 						       ice->irq, 0,
 						       &ice->rmidi[1])) < 0) {
 				snd_card_free(card);
diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.h b/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.h
index d4776319a0cdbae1336355533b57808aaa2ee19e..ce27eac40d4e15d5e8e10a5f3e94b65cda98d90b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.h
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <sound/ak4xxx-adda.h>
 #include <sound/ak4114.h>
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
+#include <sound/mpu401.h>
 
 
 /*
@@ -495,6 +496,8 @@ struct snd_ice1712_card_info {
 	int (*chip_init)(struct snd_ice1712 *);
 	int (*build_controls)(struct snd_ice1712 *);
 	unsigned int no_mpu401: 1;
+	unsigned int mpu401_1_info_flags;
+	unsigned int mpu401_2_info_flags;
 	const char *mpu401_1_name;
 	const char *mpu401_2_name;
 	unsigned int eeprom_size;