diff --git a/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c b/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
index ef773e12af79..bec35f491cb9 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
@@ -1585,12 +1585,31 @@ static void piix_ignore_devices_quirk(struct ata_host *host)
 		},
 		{ }	/* terminate list */
 	};
-	const struct dmi_system_id *dmi = dmi_first_match(ignore_hyperv);
+	static const struct dmi_system_id allow_virtual_pc[] = {
+		{
+			/* In MS Virtual PC guests the DMI ident is nearly
+			 * identical to a Hyper-V guest. One difference is the
+			 * product version which is used here to identify
+			 * a Virtual PC guest. This entry allows ata_piix to
+			 * drive the emulated hardware.
+			 */
+			.ident = "MS Virtual PC 2007",
+			.matches = {
+				DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR,
+						"Microsoft Corporation"),
+				DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "Virtual Machine"),
+				DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_VERSION, "VS2005R2"),
+			},
+		},
+		{ }	/* terminate list */
+	};
+	const struct dmi_system_id *ignore = dmi_first_match(ignore_hyperv);
+	const struct dmi_system_id *allow = dmi_first_match(allow_virtual_pc);
 
-	if (dmi && prefer_ms_hyperv) {
+	if (ignore && !allow && prefer_ms_hyperv) {
 		host->flags |= ATA_HOST_IGNORE_ATA;
 		dev_info(host->dev, "%s detected, ATA device ignore set\n",
-			dmi->ident);
+			ignore->ident);
 	}
 #endif
 }