diff --git a/arch/mips/cobalt/setup.c b/arch/mips/cobalt/setup.c
index e2f53abfb44..7abe45e7842 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cobalt/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cobalt/setup.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  *
  */
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 
@@ -26,8 +25,6 @@ extern void cobalt_machine_restart(char *command);
 extern void cobalt_machine_halt(void);
 extern void cobalt_machine_power_off(void);
 
-int cobalt_board_id;
-
 const char *get_system_type(void)
 {
 	switch (cobalt_board_id) {
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ static struct resource cobalt_reserved_resources[] = {
 
 void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 {
-	unsigned int devfn = PCI_DEVFN(COBALT_PCICONF_VIA, 0);
 	int i;
 
 	_machine_restart = cobalt_machine_restart;
@@ -107,14 +103,6 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 	/* These resources have been reserved by VIA SuperI/O chip. */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cobalt_reserved_resources); i++)
 		request_resource(&ioport_resource, cobalt_reserved_resources + i);
-
-        /* Read the cobalt id register out of the PCI config space */
-        PCI_CFG_SET(devfn, (VIA_COBALT_BRD_ID_REG & ~0x3));
-        cobalt_board_id = GT_READ(GT_PCI0_CFGDATA_OFS);
-        cobalt_board_id >>= ((VIA_COBALT_BRD_ID_REG & 3) * 8);
-        cobalt_board_id = VIA_COBALT_BRD_REG_to_ID(cobalt_board_id);
-
-	printk("Cobalt board ID: %d\n", cobalt_board_id);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/fixup-cobalt.c b/arch/mips/pci/fixup-cobalt.c
index f4acae694a5..d57ffd7242c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/fixup-cobalt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/fixup-cobalt.c
@@ -113,6 +113,27 @@ static void qube_raq_galileo_fixup(struct pci_dev *dev)
 DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_HEADER(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MARVELL, PCI_DEVICE_ID_MARVELL_GT64111,
 	 qube_raq_galileo_fixup);
 
+int cobalt_board_id;
+
+static void qube_raq_via_board_id_fixup(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+	u8 id;
+	int retval;
+
+	retval = pci_read_config_byte(dev, VIA_COBALT_BRD_ID_REG, &id);
+	if (retval) {
+		panic("Cannot read board ID");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	cobalt_board_id = VIA_COBALT_BRD_REG_to_ID(id);
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Cobalt board ID: %d\n", cobalt_board_id);
+}
+
+DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_HEADER(PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_82C586_0,
+	 qube_raq_via_board_id_fixup);
+
 static char irq_tab_qube1[] __initdata = {
   [COBALT_PCICONF_CPU]     = 0,
   [COBALT_PCICONF_ETH0]    = COBALT_QUBE1_ETH0_IRQ,