diff --git a/drivers/at_wini/at_wini.c b/drivers/at_wini/at_wini.c
index 353632dd4..5a8acb839 100644
--- a/drivers/at_wini/at_wini.c
+++ b/drivers/at_wini/at_wini.c
@@ -581,8 +581,6 @@ PRIVATE void init_params_pci(int skip)
 	else
 		continue;	/* Unsupported device class */
 
-	pci_reserve(devind);
-
   	/* Found a controller.
   	 * Programming interface register tells us more.
   	 */
@@ -611,6 +609,12 @@ PRIVATE void init_params_pci(int skip)
   			skip--;
   			continue;
   		}
+		if(pci_reserve_ok(devind) != OK) {
+			printf("at_wini%d: pci_reserve %d failed - "
+				"ignoring controller!\n",
+				w_instance, devind);
+			continue;
+		}
   		if ((s=sys_irqsetpolicy(irq, 0, &irq_hook)) != OK) {
 		  	printf("atapci: couldn't set IRQ policy %d\n", irq);
 		  	continue;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/main.c b/drivers/pci/main.c
index 03b417beb..9283e4617 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/main.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/main.c
@@ -140,8 +140,10 @@ message *mp;
 	{
 		/* Ignore all init calls for a process after the first one */
 	}
+#if 0
 	else
 		pci_release(names[i].name);
+#endif
 	names[i].tasknr= mp->m_source;
 
 	mp->m_type= 0;
@@ -440,8 +442,8 @@ message *mp;
 
 	devind= mp->m1_i1;
 
-	pci_reserve3(devind, mp->m_source, names[i].name);
-	mp->m_type= OK;
+	
+	mp->m_type= pci_reserve3(devind, mp->m_source, names[i].name);
 	r= send(mp->m_source, mp);
 	if (r != 0)
 	{
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index 5cd173a27..929c9d27b 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -243,8 +243,10 @@ int *devindp;
 	}
 	if (devind >= nr_pcidev)
 		return 0;
+#if 0
 	if (pcidev[devind].pd_inuse)
 		return 0;
+#endif
 	*devindp= devind;
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -262,8 +264,10 @@ u16_t *didp;
 
 	for (devind= 0; devind < nr_pcidev; devind++)
 	{
+#if 0
 		if (pcidev[devind].pd_inuse)
 			continue;
+#endif
 		if (!visible(aclp, devind))
 			continue;
 		break;
@@ -289,8 +293,10 @@ u16_t *didp;
 
 	for (devind= *devindp+1; devind < nr_pcidev; devind++)
 	{
+#if 0
 		if (pcidev[devind].pd_inuse)
 			continue;
+#endif
 		if (!visible(aclp, devind))
 			continue;
 		break;
@@ -306,7 +312,7 @@ u16_t *didp;
 /*===========================================================================*
  *				pci_reserve3				     *
  *===========================================================================*/
-PUBLIC void pci_reserve3(devind, proc, name)
+PUBLIC int pci_reserve3(devind, proc, name)
 int devind;
 int proc;
 char *name;
@@ -317,7 +323,8 @@ char *name;
 	struct mem_range mr;
 
 	assert(devind <= nr_pcidev);
-	assert(!pcidev[devind].pd_inuse);
+	if(pcidev[devind].pd_inuse)
+		return EBUSY;
 	pcidev[devind].pd_inuse= 1;
 	strcpy(pcidev[devind].pd_name, name);
 
@@ -376,8 +383,11 @@ char *name;
 				proc, r);
 		}
 	}
+
+	return OK;
 }
 
+#if 0
 /*===========================================================================*
  *				pci_release				     *
  *===========================================================================*/
@@ -395,6 +405,7 @@ char *name;
 		pcidev[i].pd_inuse= 0;
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 /*===========================================================================*
  *				pci_ids					     *
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.h b/drivers/pci/pci.h
index 898090484..b20942659 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ extern struct pci_isabridge pci_isabridge[];
 extern struct pci_pcibridge pci_pcibridge[];
 
 /* Utility functions */
-_PROTOTYPE( void pci_reserve3, (int devind, int proc, char name[M3_STRING]));
+_PROTOTYPE( int pci_reserve3, (int devind, int proc, char name[M3_STRING]));
 _PROTOTYPE( void pci_release, (char name[M3_STRING])			);
 _PROTOTYPE( int pci_first_dev_a, (struct rs_pci *aclp, int *devindp,
 					u16_t *vidp, u16_t *didp)	);
diff --git a/include/minix/syslib.h b/include/minix/syslib.h
index 9eeb93a03..dddd916df 100755
--- a/include/minix/syslib.h
+++ b/include/minix/syslib.h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ _PROTOTYPE( int pci_next_dev, (int *devindp, u16_t *vidp, u16_t *didp)	);
 _PROTOTYPE( int pci_find_dev, (U8_t bus, U8_t dev, U8_t func,
 							int *devindp)	);
 _PROTOTYPE( void pci_reserve, (int devind)				);
+_PROTOTYPE( int pci_reserve_ok, (int devind)				);
 _PROTOTYPE( void pci_ids, (int devind, u16_t *vidp, u16_t *didp)	);
 _PROTOTYPE( void pci_rescan_bus, (U8_t busnr)				);
 _PROTOTYPE( u8_t pci_attr_r8, (int devind, int port)			);
diff --git a/lib/syslib/pci_reserve.c b/lib/syslib/pci_reserve.c
index 84d7ad0d1..3c0941ad0 100644
--- a/lib/syslib/pci_reserve.c
+++ b/lib/syslib/pci_reserve.c
@@ -26,3 +26,17 @@ int devind;
 		panic("pci", "pci_reserve: got bad reply from PCI", m.m_type);
 }
 
+/*===========================================================================*
+ *                              pci_reserve_ok                               *
+ *===========================================================================*/
+PUBLIC int pci_reserve_ok(devind)
+int devind;
+{
+        int r;
+        message m;
+
+        m.m1_i1= devind;
+
+        return(_taskcall(pci_procnr, BUSC_PCI_RESERVE, &m));
+}
+