diff --git a/sys/pccard/cardinfo.h b/sys/pccard/cardinfo.h
index 425810b69ccf..06c6f4d63005 100644
--- a/sys/pccard/cardinfo.h
+++ b/sys/pccard/cardinfo.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #define	PIOCSMEM	_IOW('P', 3, struct mem_desc)	/* Set memory map */
 #define	PIOCGIO		_IOWR('P', 4, struct io_desc)	/* Get I/O map */
 #define	PIOCSIO		_IOW('P', 5, struct io_desc)	/* Set I/O map */
-#define PIOCSDRV	_IOW('P', 6, struct dev_desc)	/* Set driver */
+#define PIOCSDRV	_IOWR('P', 6, struct dev_desc)	/* Set driver */
 #define PIOCRWFLAG	_IOW('P', 7, int)	/* Set flags for drv use */
 #define PIOCRWMEM	_IOWR('P', 8, unsigned long) /* Set mem for drv use */
 #define PIOCSPOW	_IOW('P', 9, struct power) /* Set power structure */
diff --git a/sys/pccard/pccard.c b/sys/pccard/pccard.c
index 9b4a61ddb58b..abc1195d47d0 100644
--- a/sys/pccard/pccard.c
+++ b/sys/pccard/pccard.c
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ allocate_driver(struct slot *slt, struct dev_desc *desc)
 			goto err;
 	}
 	err = device_probe_and_attach(child);
+	snprintf(desc->name, sizeof(desc->name), "%s",
+		 device_get_nameunit(child));
 err:
 	if (err)
 		device_delete_child(pccarddev, child);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/cardd.c b/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/cardd.c
index aae658f26213..f542d6098c97 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/cardd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/cardd.c
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ setup_slot(struct slot *sp)
 	struct io_desc io;
 	struct dev_desc drv;
 	struct driver *drvp = sp->config->driver;
+	char    *p;
 	char    c;
 	off_t   offs;
 	int     rw_flags;
@@ -584,7 +585,6 @@ setup_slot(struct slot *sp)
 		    drv.iobase + sp->io.size - 1, drv.mem, drv.memsize, 
 		    sp->irq, drv.flags);
 	}
-
 	/*
 	 * If the driver fails to be connected to the device,
 	 * then it may mean that the driver did not recognise it.
@@ -595,5 +595,16 @@ setup_slot(struct slot *sp)
 		    sp->card->manuf, sp->card->version, strerror(errno));
 		return (0);
 	}
+	drv.name[sizeof(drv.name) - 1] = '\0';
+	if (strncmp(drv.name, drvp->kernel, sizeof(drv.name))) {
+		drvp->kernel = newstr(drv.name);
+		p = drvp->kernel;
+		while (*p++) 
+			if (*p >= '0' && *p <= '9') {
+				drvp->unit = atoi(p);
+				*p = '\0';
+				break;
+			}
+	}
 	return (1);
 }