diff --git a/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/cardd.c b/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/cardd.c
index 6514c8a1c81b..5d4f4e390dfc 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/cardd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/cardd.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ assign_driver(struct card *cp)
 		char name[128];
 		int i, fd;
 
-		sprintf(name, CARD_DEVICE, 0); /* XXX sanpei */
+		sprintf(name, CARD_DEVICE, 0); /* XXX */
 		fd = open(name, O_RDWR);
  
 		resource.type = SYS_RES_IRQ;
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ assign_card_index(struct cis * cis)
 	char name[128];
 	int i, fd;
 
-	sprintf(name, CARD_DEVICE, 0); /* XXX sanpei */
+	sprintf(name, CARD_DEVICE, 0); /* XXX */
 	fd = open(name, O_RDWR);
 
 	resource.type = SYS_RES_IOPORT;
@@ -683,12 +683,34 @@ assign_io(struct slot *sp)
 				sio->size = 1 << cp->io_addr;
 			}
 			if (sio->addr == 0) {
-				int i = bit_fns(io_avail, IOPORTS,
-						sio->size, sio->size);
-				if (i < 0) {
-					return (-1);
+				struct pccard_resource res;
+				char name[128];
+				int i, j, fd;
+
+				sprintf(name, CARD_DEVICE, 0); /* XXX */
+				fd = open(name, O_RDWR);
+ 
+				res.type = SYS_RES_IOPORT;
+				res.size = sio->size;
+
+				for (i = 0; i < IOPORTS; i++) {
+					j = bit_fns(io_avail, IOPORTS, i,
+							sio->size, sio->size);
+					res.min = j;
+					res.max = j + sio->size ;
+					if (ioctl(fd, PIOCSRESOURCE, &res) < 0) {
+						perror("ioctl (PIOCSRESOURCE)");
+						exit(1);
+					}
+					if (res.resource_addr == j)
+						break;
 				}
-				sio->addr = i;
+				if (j < 0) {
+					return (-1);
+				} else {
+					sio->addr = j;
+				}
+				close(fd);
 			}
 			bit_nclear(io_avail, sio->addr,
 				   sio->addr + sio->size - 1);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/cardd.h b/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/cardd.h
index 726a82b9e5b6..f225d4f16420 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/cardd.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/cardd.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void		 slot_change(struct slot *);
 
 /* util.c functions */
 unsigned long	 alloc_memory(int);
-int		 bit_fns(bitstr_t *, int, int, int);
+int		 bit_fns(bitstr_t *, int, int, int, int);
 void		 die(char *);
 void		 execute(struct cmd *, struct slot *);
 void		 logmsg(const char *, ...);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/util.c b/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/util.c
index aa443641b0e4..951d66a48a98 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/util.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pccard/pccardd/util.c
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ newstr(char *p)
  *	least count number.
  */
 int
-bit_fns(bitstr_t *nm, int nbits, int count, int step)
+bit_fns(bitstr_t *nm, int nbits, int min, int count, int step)
 {
 	int     i, j;
 	int     found = 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nbits; i += step)
+	for (i = min; i < nbits; i += step)
 		for (j = i, found = 0; j < nbits; j++)
 			if (bit_test(nm, j)) {
 				if (++found == count)
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ alloc_memory(int size)
 {
 	int     i;
 
-	i = bit_fns(mem_avail, MEMBLKS, size / MEMUNIT + (size % MEMUNIT != 0), 1);
+	i = bit_fns(mem_avail, MEMBLKS, 0, size / MEMUNIT + (size % MEMUNIT != 0), 1);
 	if (i < 0)
 		return (0);
 	bit_nclear(mem_avail, i, i + size / MEMUNIT + (size % MEMUNIT != 0) - 1);