diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/sprom.c b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/sprom.c
index a8b5408dd349..da4cdb16844e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/sprom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/sprom.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ static void nvram_read_alpha2(const char *prefix, const char *name,
 static void bcm47xx_fill_sprom_r1234589(struct ssb_sprom *sprom,
 					const char *prefix, bool fallback)
 {
+	nvram_read_u16(prefix, NULL, "devid", &sprom->dev_id, 0, fallback);
 	nvram_read_u8(prefix, NULL, "ledbh0", &sprom->gpio0, 0xff, fallback);
 	nvram_read_u8(prefix, NULL, "ledbh1", &sprom->gpio1, 0xff, fallback);
 	nvram_read_u8(prefix, NULL, "ledbh2", &sprom->gpio2, 0xff, fallback);
diff --git a/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h b/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h
index 07ef9b82b66d..4568a5cc9ab8 100644
--- a/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h
+++ b/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct ssb_sprom {
 	u8 et1phyaddr;		/* MII address for enet1 */
 	u8 et0mdcport;		/* MDIO for enet0 */
 	u8 et1mdcport;		/* MDIO for enet1 */
+	u16 dev_id;		/* Device ID overriding e.g. PCI ID */
 	u16 board_rev;		/* Board revision number from SPROM. */
 	u16 board_num;		/* Board number from SPROM. */
 	u16 board_type;		/* Board type from SPROM. */