diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c b/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c
index effc1ce..18d1714 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@
 static chipio_t pnp_info;
 static const struct pnp_device_id nsc_ircc_pnp_table[] = {
 	{ .id = "NSC6001", .driver_data = 0 },
-	{ .id = "IBM0071", .driver_data = 0 },
 	{ .id = "HWPC224", .driver_data = 0 },
+	{ .id = "IBM0071", .driver_data = NSC_FORCE_DONGLE_TYPE9 },
 	{ }
 };
 
@@ -930,7 +930,10 @@
 	pnp_info.dma = -1;
 	pnp_succeeded = 1;
 
-	/* There don't seem to be any way to get the cfg_base.
+	if (id->driver_data & NSC_FORCE_DONGLE_TYPE9)
+		dongle_id = 0x9;
+
+	/* There doesn't seem to be any way of getting the cfg_base.
 	 * On my box, cfg_base is in the PnP descriptor of the
 	 * motherboard. Oh well... Jean II */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.h b/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.h
index 29398a4..71cd3c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
+/* Features for chips (set in driver_data) */
+#define NSC_FORCE_DONGLE_TYPE9	0x00000001
+
 /* DMA modes needed */
 #define DMA_TX_MODE     0x08    /* Mem to I/O, ++, demand. */
 #define DMA_RX_MODE     0x04    /* I/O to mem, ++, demand. */