diff --git a/hw/ide/cmd646.c b/hw/ide/cmd646.c
index dfe6091e75..ea5d2dc84f 100644
--- a/hw/ide/cmd646.c
+++ b/hw/ide/cmd646.c
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ static int pci_cmd646_ide_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
     pci_conf[PCI_INTERRUPT_PIN] = 0x01; // interrupt on pin 1
 
     irq = qemu_allocate_irqs(cmd646_set_irq, d, 2);
-    ide_bus_new(&d->bus[0], &d->dev.qdev);
-    ide_bus_new(&d->bus[1], &d->dev.qdev);
+    ide_bus_new(&d->bus[0], &d->dev.qdev, 0);
+    ide_bus_new(&d->bus[1], &d->dev.qdev, 1);
     ide_init2(&d->bus[0], irq[0]);
     ide_init2(&d->bus[1], irq[1]);
 
diff --git a/hw/ide/internal.h b/hw/ide/internal.h
index 85f4a1607b..71af66fff6 100644
--- a/hw/ide/internal.h
+++ b/hw/ide/internal.h
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ struct IDEBus {
     IDEDevice *slave;
     BMDMAState *bmdma;
     IDEState ifs[2];
+    int bus_id;
     uint8_t unit;
     uint8_t cmd;
     qemu_irq irq;
@@ -567,7 +568,7 @@ void ide_init2_with_non_qdev_drives(IDEBus *bus, DriveInfo *hd0,
 void ide_init_ioport(IDEBus *bus, int iobase, int iobase2);
 
 /* hw/ide/qdev.c */
-void ide_bus_new(IDEBus *idebus, DeviceState *dev);
+void ide_bus_new(IDEBus *idebus, DeviceState *dev, int bus_id);
 IDEDevice *ide_create_drive(IDEBus *bus, int unit, DriveInfo *drive);
 
 #endif /* HW_IDE_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/hw/ide/isa.c b/hw/ide/isa.c
index 4206afd62c..8c59c5a47c 100644
--- a/hw/ide/isa.c
+++ b/hw/ide/isa.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int isa_ide_initfn(ISADevice *dev)
 {
     ISAIDEState *s = DO_UPCAST(ISAIDEState, dev, dev);
 
-    ide_bus_new(&s->bus, &s->dev.qdev);
+    ide_bus_new(&s->bus, &s->dev.qdev, 0);
     ide_init_ioport(&s->bus, s->iobase, s->iobase2);
     isa_init_irq(dev, &s->irq, s->isairq);
     isa_init_ioport_range(dev, s->iobase, 8);
diff --git a/hw/ide/piix.c b/hw/ide/piix.c
index e02b89a38c..1c0cb0cda4 100644
--- a/hw/ide/piix.c
+++ b/hw/ide/piix.c
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ static int pci_piix_ide_initfn(PCIIDEState *d)
 
     vmstate_register(&d->dev.qdev, 0, &vmstate_ide_pci, d);
 
-    ide_bus_new(&d->bus[0], &d->dev.qdev);
-    ide_bus_new(&d->bus[1], &d->dev.qdev);
+    ide_bus_new(&d->bus[0], &d->dev.qdev, 0);
+    ide_bus_new(&d->bus[1], &d->dev.qdev, 1);
     ide_init_ioport(&d->bus[0], 0x1f0, 0x3f6);
     ide_init_ioport(&d->bus[1], 0x170, 0x376);
 
diff --git a/hw/ide/qdev.c b/hw/ide/qdev.c
index 6d27b60740..88ff6570b7 100644
--- a/hw/ide/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/ide/qdev.c
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ static struct BusInfo ide_bus_info = {
     .size  = sizeof(IDEBus),
 };
 
-void ide_bus_new(IDEBus *idebus, DeviceState *dev)
+void ide_bus_new(IDEBus *idebus, DeviceState *dev, int bus_id)
 {
     qbus_create_inplace(&idebus->qbus, &ide_bus_info, dev, NULL);
+    idebus->bus_id = bus_id;
 }
 
 static int ide_qdev_init(DeviceState *qdev, DeviceInfo *base)
diff --git a/hw/ide/via.c b/hw/ide/via.c
index 66be0c4cce..78857e8020 100644
--- a/hw/ide/via.c
+++ b/hw/ide/via.c
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ static int vt82c686b_ide_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
 
     vmstate_register(&dev->qdev, 0, &vmstate_ide_pci, d);
 
-    ide_bus_new(&d->bus[0], &d->dev.qdev);
-    ide_bus_new(&d->bus[1], &d->dev.qdev);
+    ide_bus_new(&d->bus[0], &d->dev.qdev, 0);
+    ide_bus_new(&d->bus[1], &d->dev.qdev, 1);
     ide_init2(&d->bus[0], isa_reserve_irq(14));
     ide_init2(&d->bus[1], isa_reserve_irq(15));
     ide_init_ioport(&d->bus[0], 0x1f0, 0x3f6);