diff --git a/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c b/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
index 22752e46b34f..0ff96a06374e 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
@@ -1173,6 +1173,39 @@ static void __devinit piix_init_sata_map(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	hpriv->map = map;
 }
 
+static void piix_iocfg_bit18_quirk(struct pci_dev *pdev)
+{
+	static struct dmi_system_id sysids[] = {
+		{
+			/* Clevo M570U sets IOCFG bit 18 if the cdrom
+			 * isn't used to boot the system which
+			 * disables the channel.
+			 */
+			.ident = "M570U",
+			.matches = {
+				DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Clevo Co."),
+				DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "M570U"),
+			},
+		},
+	};
+	u32 iocfg;
+
+	if (!dmi_check_system(sysids))
+		return;
+
+	/* The datasheet says that bit 18 is NOOP but certain systems
+	 * seem to use it to disable a channel.  Clear the bit on the
+	 * affected systems.
+	 */
+	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, PIIX_IOCFG, &iocfg);
+	if (iocfg & (1 << 18)) {
+		dev_printk(KERN_INFO, &pdev->dev,
+			   "applying IOCFG bit18 quirk\n");
+		iocfg &= ~(1 << 18);
+		pci_write_config_dword(pdev, PIIX_IOCFG, iocfg);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  *	piix_init_one - Register PIIX ATA PCI device with kernel services
  *	@pdev: PCI device to register
@@ -1234,6 +1267,9 @@ static int piix_init_one (struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 			      piix_map_db_table[ent->driver_data]);
 	}
 
+	/* apply IOCFG bit18 quirk */
+	piix_iocfg_bit18_quirk(pdev);
+
 	/* On ICH5, some BIOSen disable the interrupt using the
 	 * PCI_COMMAND_INTX_DISABLE bit added in PCI 2.3.
 	 * On ICH6, this bit has the same effect, but only when