diff --git a/hw/fdc.c b/hw/fdc.c
index 9fdbc75..cf675ce 100644
--- a/hw/fdc.c
+++ b/hw/fdc.c
@@ -1911,6 +1911,18 @@ static int sun4m_fdc_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
     return fdctrl_init_common(fdctrl);
 }
 
+void fdc_get_bs(BlockDriverState *bs[], ISADevice *dev)
+{
+    FDCtrlISABus *isa = DO_UPCAST(FDCtrlISABus, busdev, dev);
+    FDCtrl *fdctrl = &isa->state;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < MAX_FD; i++) {
+        bs[i] = fdctrl->drives[i].bs;
+    }
+}
+
+
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_isa_fdc ={
     .name = "fdc",
     .version_id = 2,
diff --git a/hw/fdc.h b/hw/fdc.h
index 09f73c6..506feb6 100644
--- a/hw/fdc.h
+++ b/hw/fdc.h
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 /* fdc.c */
 #define MAX_FD 2
 
-static inline void fdctrl_init_isa(DriveInfo **fds)
+static inline ISADevice *fdctrl_init_isa(DriveInfo **fds)
 {
     ISADevice *dev;
 
     dev = isa_try_create("isa-fdc");
     if (!dev) {
-        return;
+        return NULL;
     }
+
     if (fds[0]) {
         qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(&dev->qdev, "driveA", fds[0]->bdrv);
     }
@@ -22,10 +23,14 @@ static inline void fdctrl_init_isa(DriveInfo **fds)
         qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(&dev->qdev, "driveB", fds[1]->bdrv);
     }
     qdev_init_nofail(&dev->qdev);
+
+    return dev;
 }
 
 void fdctrl_init_sysbus(qemu_irq irq, int dma_chann,
                         target_phys_addr_t mmio_base, DriveInfo **fds);
 void sun4m_fdctrl_init(qemu_irq irq, target_phys_addr_t io_base,
                        DriveInfo **fds, qemu_irq *fdc_tc);
+void fdc_get_bs(BlockDriverState *bs[], ISADevice *dev);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 14ce684..1d2b61e 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -333,12 +333,12 @@ static void pc_cmos_init_late(void *opaque)
 
 void pc_cmos_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, ram_addr_t above_4g_mem_size,
                   const char *boot_device,
-                  BusState *idebus0, BusState *idebus1,
+                  ISADevice *floppy, BusState *idebus0, BusState *idebus1,
                   ISADevice *s)
 {
     int val, nb, nb_heads, max_track, last_sect, i;
     FDriveType fd_type[2];
-    DriveInfo *fd[2];
+    BlockDriverState *fd[MAX_FD];
     static pc_cmos_init_late_arg arg;
 
     /* various important CMOS locations needed by PC/Bochs bios */
@@ -380,14 +380,16 @@ void pc_cmos_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, ram_addr_t above_4g_mem_size,
     }
 
     /* floppy type */
-    for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-        fd[i] = drive_get(IF_FLOPPY, 0, i);
-        if (fd[i] && bdrv_is_inserted(fd[i]->bdrv)) {
-            bdrv_get_floppy_geometry_hint(fd[i]->bdrv, &nb_heads, &max_track,
-                                          &last_sect, FDRIVE_DRV_NONE,
-                                          &fd_type[i]);
-        } else {
-            fd_type[i] = FDRIVE_DRV_NONE;
+    if (floppy) {
+        fdc_get_bs(fd, floppy);
+        for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+            if (fd[i] && bdrv_is_inserted(fd[i])) {
+                bdrv_get_floppy_geometry_hint(fd[i], &nb_heads, &max_track,
+                                              &last_sect, FDRIVE_DRV_NONE,
+                                              &fd_type[i]);
+            } else {
+                fd_type[i] = FDRIVE_DRV_NONE;
+            }
         }
     }
     val = (cmos_get_fd_drive_type(fd_type[0]) << 4) |
@@ -1091,6 +1093,7 @@ static void cpu_request_exit(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
 
 void pc_basic_device_init(qemu_irq *isa_irq,
                           ISADevice **rtc_state,
+                          ISADevice **floppy,
                           bool no_vmport)
 {
     int i;
@@ -1155,7 +1158,7 @@ void pc_basic_device_init(qemu_irq *isa_irq,
     for(i = 0; i < MAX_FD; i++) {
         fd[i] = drive_get(IF_FLOPPY, 0, i);
     }
-    fdctrl_init_isa(fd);
+    *floppy = fdctrl_init_isa(fd);
 }
 
 void pc_pci_device_init(PCIBus *pci_bus)
diff --git a/hw/pc.h b/hw/pc.h
index 6d5730b..24b7fe2 100644
--- a/hw/pc.h
+++ b/hw/pc.h
@@ -138,11 +138,12 @@ qemu_irq *pc_allocate_cpu_irq(void);
 void pc_vga_init(PCIBus *pci_bus);
 void pc_basic_device_init(qemu_irq *isa_irq,
                           ISADevice **rtc_state,
+                          ISADevice **floppy,
                           bool no_vmport);
 void pc_init_ne2k_isa(NICInfo *nd);
 void pc_cmos_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, ram_addr_t above_4g_mem_size,
                   const char *boot_device,
-                  BusState *ide0, BusState *ide1,
+                  ISADevice *floppy, BusState *ide0, BusState *ide1,
                   ISADevice *s);
 void pc_pci_device_init(PCIBus *pci_bus);
 
diff --git a/hw/pc_piix.c b/hw/pc_piix.c
index 31552fd..b8e0841 100644
--- a/hw/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/pc_piix.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static void pc_init1(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     DriveInfo *hd[MAX_IDE_BUS * MAX_IDE_DEVS];
     BusState *idebus[MAX_IDE_BUS];
     ISADevice *rtc_state;
+    ISADevice *floppy;
 
     pc_cpus_init(cpu_model);
 
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ static void pc_init1(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     }
 
     /* init basic PC hardware */
-    pc_basic_device_init(isa_irq, &rtc_state, xen_enabled());
+    pc_basic_device_init(isa_irq, &rtc_state, &floppy, xen_enabled());
 
     for(i = 0; i < nb_nics; i++) {
         NICInfo *nd = &nd_table[i];
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ static void pc_init1(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     audio_init(isa_irq, pci_enabled ? pci_bus : NULL);
 
     pc_cmos_init(below_4g_mem_size, above_4g_mem_size, boot_device,
-                 idebus[0], idebus[1], rtc_state);
+                 floppy, idebus[0], idebus[1], rtc_state);
 
     if (pci_enabled && usb_enabled) {
         usb_uhci_piix3_init(pci_bus, piix3_devfn + 2);
