diff --git a/sys/dev/ic/wdc.c b/sys/dev/ic/wdc.c
index caf95bec1976..e8e4c9df2479 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ic/wdc.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ic/wdc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: wdc.c,v 1.27 1998/08/15 10:10:50 mycroft Exp $ */
+/*	$NetBSD: wdc.c,v 1.28 1998/09/10 19:24:45 kenh Exp $ */
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1998 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ wdcattach(wdc, adp)
 	 * devices keep it in a mostly working, but strange state (with busy
 	 * led on)
 	 */
-	wdcreset(wdc, VERBOSE);
+	if (!(wdc->sc_adp->flags & WDC_NO_EXTRA_RESETS))
+		wdcreset(wdc, VERBOSE);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1532,7 +1533,8 @@ wdc_atapi_get_params(ab_link, drive, id)
 
 	wdc->sc_flags |= WDCF_ACTIVE;
 	error = 1;
-	(void)wdcreset(wdc, VERBOSE);
+	if (!(wdc->sc_adp->flags & WDC_NO_EXTRA_RESETS))
+		(void)wdcreset(wdc, VERBOSE);
 	if ((status = wdccommand(wdc, (struct wd_link*)(&(ab_link->scsipi_atapi)),
 	    ATAPI_SOFT_RESET, drive, 0, 0, 0, 0)) != 0) {
 #ifdef ATAPI_DEBUG
diff --git a/sys/dev/ic/wdcvar.h b/sys/dev/ic/wdcvar.h
index 41d1644e695d..ac98fec0e590 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ic/wdcvar.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ic/wdcvar.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: wdcvar.h,v 1.3 1998/08/15 10:10:50 mycroft Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: wdcvar.h,v 1.4 1998/09/10 19:24:45 kenh Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1998 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 struct wdc_attachment_data {
 	/* manadatory fields */
 	int			cap;
+	int			flags;
 	bus_space_tag_t		iot;
 	bus_space_handle_t	ioh;
 	bus_space_tag_t		auxiot;
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ struct wdc_attachment_data {
 #define	WDC_CAPABILITY_DMA	0x02		/* DMA */
 #define	WDC_CAPABILITY_HWLOCK	0x04		/* Needs to lock HW */
 
+/* Flags passed from the attach routine to the wdc driver */
+#define WDC_NO_EXTRA_RESETS	0x01		/* Only reset once at attach */
+
 struct wdc_softc {
 	struct device sc_dev;
 	const struct wdc_attachment_data *sc_adp;