diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/ohci_pci.c b/sys/dev/usb/ohci_pci.c
index 8d911c8563f2..8e1378b813e5 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/ohci_pci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/ohci_pci.c
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ ohci_pci_attach(device_t self)
 	void *ih;
 	int intr;
 
+	/* XXX where does it say so in the spec? */
+	sc->sc_bus.usbrev = USBREV_1_0;
+
 	rid = PCI_CBMEM;
 	res = bus_alloc_resource(self, SYS_RES_MEMORY, &rid,
 				 0, ~0, 1, RF_ACTIVE);
diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/uhci_pci.c b/sys/dev/usb/uhci_pci.c
index bec8edb5d058..9285174b07c8 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/uhci_pci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/uhci_pci.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ uhci_pci_attach(device_t self)
 	void *ih;
 	struct resource *res;
 	device_t usbus;
-	char *typestr;
 	int intr;
 	int legsup;
 	int err;
@@ -208,20 +207,16 @@ uhci_pci_attach(device_t self)
 		sprintf(sc->sc_vendor, "(0x%08x)", pci_get_devid(self));
 	}
 
-	if (bootverbose) {
-		switch(pci_read_config(self, PCI_USBREV, 4) & PCI_USBREV_MASK) {
-		case PCI_USBREV_PRE_1_0:
-			typestr = "pre 1.0";
-			break;
-		case PCI_USBREV_1_0:
-			typestr = "1.0";
-			break;
-		default:
-			typestr = "unknown";
-			break;
-		}
-		device_printf(self, "USB version %s, chip rev. %d\n",
-			      typestr, pci_get_revid(self));
+	switch(pci_read_config(self, PCI_USBREV, 4) & PCI_USBREV_MASK) {
+	case PCI_USBREV_PRE_1_0:
+		sc->sc_bus.usbrev = USBREV_PRE_1_0;
+		break;
+	case PCI_USBREV_1_0:
+		sc->sc_bus.usbrev = USBREV_1_0;
+		break;
+	default:
+		sc->sc_bus.usbrev = USBREV_UNKNOWN;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	intr = pci_read_config(self, PCIR_INTLINE, 1);
diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/usb.c b/sys/dev/usb/usb.c
index 9724b3a17fb3..891aca757e66 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/usb.c
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/usb.c
@@ -211,9 +211,7 @@ USB_ATTACH(usb)
 	printf(": USB revision %s", usbrev_str[usbrev]);
 	if (usbrev != USBREV_1_0 && usbrev != USBREV_1_1) {
 		printf(", not supported\n");
-#if BROKEN
 		USB_ATTACH_ERROR_RETURN;
-#endif
 	}
 	printf("\n");
 
diff --git a/sys/pci/ohci_pci.c b/sys/pci/ohci_pci.c
index 8d911c8563f2..8e1378b813e5 100644
--- a/sys/pci/ohci_pci.c
+++ b/sys/pci/ohci_pci.c
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ ohci_pci_attach(device_t self)
 	void *ih;
 	int intr;
 
+	/* XXX where does it say so in the spec? */
+	sc->sc_bus.usbrev = USBREV_1_0;
+
 	rid = PCI_CBMEM;
 	res = bus_alloc_resource(self, SYS_RES_MEMORY, &rid,
 				 0, ~0, 1, RF_ACTIVE);
diff --git a/sys/pci/uhci_pci.c b/sys/pci/uhci_pci.c
index bec8edb5d058..9285174b07c8 100644
--- a/sys/pci/uhci_pci.c
+++ b/sys/pci/uhci_pci.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ uhci_pci_attach(device_t self)
 	void *ih;
 	struct resource *res;
 	device_t usbus;
-	char *typestr;
 	int intr;
 	int legsup;
 	int err;
@@ -208,20 +207,16 @@ uhci_pci_attach(device_t self)
 		sprintf(sc->sc_vendor, "(0x%08x)", pci_get_devid(self));
 	}
 
-	if (bootverbose) {
-		switch(pci_read_config(self, PCI_USBREV, 4) & PCI_USBREV_MASK) {
-		case PCI_USBREV_PRE_1_0:
-			typestr = "pre 1.0";
-			break;
-		case PCI_USBREV_1_0:
-			typestr = "1.0";
-			break;
-		default:
-			typestr = "unknown";
-			break;
-		}
-		device_printf(self, "USB version %s, chip rev. %d\n",
-			      typestr, pci_get_revid(self));
+	switch(pci_read_config(self, PCI_USBREV, 4) & PCI_USBREV_MASK) {
+	case PCI_USBREV_PRE_1_0:
+		sc->sc_bus.usbrev = USBREV_PRE_1_0;
+		break;
+	case PCI_USBREV_1_0:
+		sc->sc_bus.usbrev = USBREV_1_0;
+		break;
+	default:
+		sc->sc_bus.usbrev = USBREV_UNKNOWN;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	intr = pci_read_config(self, PCIR_INTLINE, 1);