1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/NCR53C9x.c b/drivers/scsi/NCR53C9x.c
index 3c912ee29da0..8b5334c56f0a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/NCR53C9x.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/NCR53C9x.c
@@ -528,12 +528,16 @@ void esp_bootup_reset(struct NCR_ESP *esp, struct ESP_regs *eregs)
 /* Allocate structure and insert basic data such as SCSI chip frequency
  * data and a pointer to the device
  */
-struct NCR_ESP* esp_allocate(struct scsi_host_template *tpnt, void *esp_dev)
+struct NCR_ESP* esp_allocate(struct scsi_host_template *tpnt, void *esp_dev,
+                             int hotplug)
 {
         struct NCR_ESP *esp, *elink;
         struct Scsi_Host *esp_host;
 
-        esp_host = scsi_register(tpnt, sizeof(struct NCR_ESP));
+        if (hotplug)
+                esp_host = scsi_host_alloc(tpnt, sizeof(struct NCR_ESP));
+        else
+                esp_host = scsi_register(tpnt, sizeof(struct NCR_ESP));
         if(!esp_host)
                 panic("Cannot register ESP SCSI host");
         esp = (struct NCR_ESP *) esp_host->hostdata;