diff --git a/drivers/ide/hpt366.c b/drivers/ide/hpt366.c
index cb04523e31c..a2e9f6c65a9 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/hpt366.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/hpt366.c
@@ -138,18 +138,6 @@
 #undef	HPT_RESET_STATE_ENGINE
 #undef	HPT_DELAY_INTERRUPT
 
-static const char *quirk_drives[] = {
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLlct08 08",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KA6.4",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KA9.1",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX13.6",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX20.5",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM20.4",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM20.5",
-	NULL
-};
-
 static const char *bad_ata100_5[] = {
 	"IBM-DTLA-307075",
 	"IBM-DTLA-307060",
@@ -733,20 +721,6 @@ static void hpt3xx_set_pio_mode(ide_drive_t *drive, const u8 pio)
 	hpt3xx_set_mode(drive, XFER_PIO_0 + pio);
 }
 
-static void hpt3xx_quirkproc(ide_drive_t *drive)
-{
-	char *m			= (char *)&drive->id[ATA_ID_PROD];
-	const  char **list	= quirk_drives;
-
-	while (*list)
-		if (strstr(m, *list++)) {
-			drive->quirk_list = 2;
-			return;
-		}
-
-	drive->quirk_list = 0;
-}
-
 static void hpt3xx_maskproc(ide_drive_t *drive, int mask)
 {
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif	= drive->hwif;
@@ -1408,7 +1382,6 @@ static int __devinit hpt36x_init(struct pci_dev *dev, struct pci_dev *dev2)
 static const struct ide_port_ops hpt3xx_port_ops = {
 	.set_pio_mode		= hpt3xx_set_pio_mode,
 	.set_dma_mode		= hpt3xx_set_mode,
-	.quirkproc		= hpt3xx_quirkproc,
 	.maskproc		= hpt3xx_maskproc,
 	.mdma_filter		= hpt3xx_mdma_filter,
 	.udma_filter		= hpt3xx_udma_filter,
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
index 8dff623f9da..c55349537c2 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
@@ -282,6 +282,31 @@ no_80w:
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const char *nien_quirk_list[] = {
+	"QUANTUM FIREBALLlct08 08",
+	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KA6.4",
+	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KA9.1",
+	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX13.6",
+	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX20.5",
+	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3",
+	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM20.4",
+	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM20.5",
+	NULL
+};
+
+void ide_check_nien_quirk_list(ide_drive_t *drive)
+{
+	const char **list, *m = (char *)&drive->id[ATA_ID_PROD];
+
+	for (list = nien_quirk_list; *list != NULL; list++)
+		if (strstr(m, *list) != NULL) {
+			drive->quirk_list = 2;
+			return;
+		}
+
+	drive->quirk_list = 0;
+}
+
 int ide_driveid_update(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
 	u16 *id;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 89574b0bd56..28f95cb41c2 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -732,6 +732,8 @@ static void ide_port_tune_devices(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 	int i;
 
 	ide_port_for_each_present_dev(i, drive, hwif) {
+		ide_check_nien_quirk_list(drive);
+
 		if (port_ops && port_ops->quirkproc)
 			port_ops->quirkproc(drive);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pdc202xx_new.c b/drivers/ide/pdc202xx_new.c
index b68906c3c17..65ba8239e7b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pdc202xx_new.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pdc202xx_new.c
@@ -40,18 +40,6 @@
 #define DBG(fmt, args...)
 #endif
 
-static const char *pdc_quirk_drives[] = {
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLlct08 08",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KA6.4",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KA9.1",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM20.4",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX13.6",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX20.5",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM20.5",
-	NULL
-};
-
 static u8 max_dma_rate(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	u8 mode;
@@ -200,19 +188,6 @@ static u8 pdcnew_cable_detect(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 		return ATA_CBL_PATA80;
 }
 
-static void pdcnew_quirkproc(ide_drive_t *drive)
-{
-	const char **list, *m = (char *)&drive->id[ATA_ID_PROD];
-
-	for (list = pdc_quirk_drives; *list != NULL; list++)
-		if (strstr(m, *list) != NULL) {
-			drive->quirk_list = 2;
-			return;
-		}
-
-	drive->quirk_list = 0;
-}
-
 static void pdcnew_reset(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
 	/*
@@ -473,7 +448,6 @@ static struct pci_dev * __devinit pdc20270_get_dev2(struct pci_dev *dev)
 static const struct ide_port_ops pdcnew_port_ops = {
 	.set_pio_mode		= pdcnew_set_pio_mode,
 	.set_dma_mode		= pdcnew_set_dma_mode,
-	.quirkproc		= pdcnew_quirkproc,
 	.resetproc		= pdcnew_reset,
 	.cable_detect		= pdcnew_cable_detect,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pdc202xx_old.c b/drivers/ide/pdc202xx_old.c
index 4980dd7b2e2..fe01db679a3 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pdc202xx_old.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pdc202xx_old.c
@@ -23,18 +23,6 @@
 
 #define PDC202XX_DEBUG_DRIVE_INFO	0
 
-static const char *pdc_quirk_drives[] = {
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLlct08 08",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KA6.4",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KA9.1",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM20.4",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX13.6",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX20.5",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3",
-	"QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM20.5",
-	NULL
-};
-
 static void pdc_old_disable_66MHz_clock(ide_hwif_t *);
 
 static void pdc202xx_set_mode(ide_drive_t *drive, const u8 speed)
@@ -151,19 +139,6 @@ static void pdc_old_disable_66MHz_clock(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 	outb(clock & ~(hwif->channel ? 0x08 : 0x02), clock_reg);
 }
 
-static void pdc202xx_quirkproc(ide_drive_t *drive)
-{
-	const char **list, *m = (char *)&drive->id[ATA_ID_PROD];
-
-	for (list = pdc_quirk_drives; *list != NULL; list++)
-		if (strstr(m, *list) != NULL) {
-			drive->quirk_list = 2;
-			return;
-		}
-
-	drive->quirk_list = 0;
-}
-
 static void pdc202xx_dma_start(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
 	if (drive->current_speed > XFER_UDMA_2)
@@ -256,13 +231,11 @@ static void __devinit pdc202ata4_fixup_irq(struct pci_dev *dev,
 static const struct ide_port_ops pdc20246_port_ops = {
 	.set_pio_mode		= pdc202xx_set_pio_mode,
 	.set_dma_mode		= pdc202xx_set_mode,
-	.quirkproc		= pdc202xx_quirkproc,
 };
 
 static const struct ide_port_ops pdc2026x_port_ops = {
 	.set_pio_mode		= pdc202xx_set_pio_mode,
 	.set_dma_mode		= pdc202xx_set_mode,
-	.quirkproc		= pdc202xx_quirkproc,
 	.cable_detect		= pdc2026x_cable_detect,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index c8f7b967371..6caaae0c774 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -1453,6 +1453,7 @@ static inline void ide_acpi_set_state(ide_hwif_t *hwif, int on) {}
 void ide_register_region(struct gendisk *);
 void ide_unregister_region(struct gendisk *);
 
+void ide_check_nien_quirk_list(ide_drive_t *);
 void ide_undecoded_slave(ide_drive_t *);
 
 void ide_port_apply_params(ide_hwif_t *);