diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/macio.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/macio.h
index 2b7b39294a6a..86d5fed1c49f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/macio.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/macio.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct macio_dev
 	struct macio_bus	*bus;		/* macio bus this device is on */
 	struct macio_dev	*media_bay;	/* Device is part of a media bay */
 	struct of_device	ofdev;
+	struct device_dma_parameters dma_parms; /* ide needs that */
 	int			n_resources;
 	struct resource		resource[MACIO_DEV_COUNT_RESOURCES];
 	int			n_interrupts;
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/macio_asic.c b/drivers/macintosh/macio_asic.c
index 5200acfc9d38..26a303a1d1ab 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/macio_asic.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/macio_asic.c
@@ -379,6 +379,11 @@ static struct macio_dev * macio_add_one_device(struct macio_chip *chip,
 	dev->ofdev.dev.parent = parent;
 	dev->ofdev.dev.bus = &macio_bus_type;
 	dev->ofdev.dev.release = macio_release_dev;
+	dev->ofdev.dev.dma_parms = &dev->dma_parms;
+
+	/* Standard DMA paremeters */
+	dma_set_max_seg_size(&dev->ofdev.dev, 65536);
+	dma_set_seg_boundary(&dev->ofdev.dev, 0xffffffff);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 	/* Set the DMA ops to the ones from the PCI device, this could be