diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index e2fa7881067d2276aad4aeb7a832114543f3dee4..f906b3aec2179ceb708c9cce772cd85a4e1a1724 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -805,7 +805,9 @@ static struct usb_device_id id_table_combined [] = {
 		.driver_info = (kernel_ulong_t)&ftdi_jtag_quirk },
 	{ USB_DEVICE(ADI_VID, ADI_GNICEPLUS_PID),
 		.driver_info = (kernel_ulong_t)&ftdi_jtag_quirk },
-	{ USB_DEVICE(MICROCHIP_VID, MICROCHIP_USB_BOARD_PID) },
+	{ USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(MICROCHIP_VID, MICROCHIP_USB_BOARD_PID,
+					USB_CLASS_VENDOR_SPEC,
+					USB_SUBCLASS_VENDOR_SPEC, 0x00) },
 	{ USB_DEVICE(JETI_VID, JETI_SPC1201_PID) },
 	{ USB_DEVICE(MARVELL_VID, MARVELL_SHEEVAPLUG_PID),
 		.driver_info = (kernel_ulong_t)&ftdi_jtag_quirk },
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h
index 9bcaf9c3d3e43e29f8afb5cf206e8deaebd83f76..41fe5826100c0ad27a62d21d16e8d5845dfa25cc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h
@@ -542,7 +542,10 @@
 /*
  * Microchip Technology, Inc.
  *
- * MICROCHIP_VID (0x04D8) and MICROCHIP_USB_BOARD_PID (0x000A) are also used by:
+ * MICROCHIP_VID (0x04D8) and MICROCHIP_USB_BOARD_PID (0x000A) are
+ * used by single function CDC ACM class based firmware demo
+ * applications.  The VID/PID has also been used in firmware
+ * emulating FTDI serial chips by:
  * Hornby Elite - Digital Command Control Console
  * http://www.hornby.com/hornby-dcc/controllers/
  */