diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip30/ip30-bridge.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip30/ip30-bridge.c
index a5287e59cc45..342a579be484 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip30/ip30-bridge.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip30/ip30-bridge.c
@@ -61,25 +61,38 @@ extern u32 bridge_alloc_rrbs(u8, u8, u8, u8, bool, bool, bool, bool);
  *  - Slot 5 (PROM Password Jumper?), 0 RRB
  *  - Slot 6 (Power Button IRQ), 0 RRB
  *  - Slot 7 (AC Fail IRQ), 0 RRB
+ *
+ * Additionally, for the two QLA channels, the virtual channel bit is also
+ * enabled, as this is the only driver in Linux capable of using this feature
+ * at present (that we know of).
  */
 static void __init
 ip30_setup_baseio_rrbs(struct bridge_controller *bc, const bool *census)
 {
-	u32 rrbs;
+	u32 rrbs, reg[2];
 
 	/* Even RRBs */
-	rrbs = bridge_alloc_rrbs(4, 3, 1, 0, false, false, false, false);
+	rrbs = bridge_alloc_rrbs(4, 3, 1, 0, true, false, false, false);
 	spin_lock(&bc->lock);
 	bridge_write_reg(rrbs, bc, b_dev_even_rrb);
 	BRIDGE_FLUSH(bc);
 	spin_unlock(&bc->lock);
 
 	/* Odd RRBs */
-	rrbs = bridge_alloc_rrbs(4, 4, 0, 0, false, false, false, false);
+	rrbs = bridge_alloc_rrbs(4, 4, 0, 0, true, false, false, false);
 	spin_lock(&bc->lock);
 	bridge_write_reg(rrbs, bc, b_dev_odd_rrb);
 	BRIDGE_FLUSH(bc);
 	spin_unlock(&bc->lock);
+
+	/* qla1280 sits on slots 0 and 1, so enable the virtual channel. */
+	spin_lock(&bc->lock);
+	reg[0] = bridge_read_reg(bc, b_device(0));
+	bridge_write_reg((reg[0] | BRIDGE_DEV_VIRTUAL_EN), bc, b_device(0));
+	reg[1] = bridge_read_reg(bc, b_device(1));
+	bridge_write_reg((reg[1] | BRIDGE_DEV_VIRTUAL_EN), bc, b_device(1));
+	BRIDGE_FLUSH(bc);
+	spin_unlock(&bc->lock);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
index 738f2ec7e8b6..8487c1248c8e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_IA64_GENERIC) || defined(CONFIG_IA64_SGI_SN2)
 #include <asm/sn/io.h>
-#elif defined(CONFIG_SGI_IP27)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SGI_IP27) || defined(CONFIG_SGI_IP30)
 #include <asm/pci/bridge.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ qla1280_initialize_adapter(struct scsi_qla_host *ha)
 		ha->flags.use_pci_vchannel = 1;
 		driver_setup.no_nvram = 1;
 	}
-#elif defined(CONFIG_SGI_IP27)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SGI_IP27) || defined(CONFIG_SGI_IP30)
 	if (ha->host_no == 0) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "scsi(%li): Enabling vchannel on BRIDGE "
 		       "for SGI/MIPS\n", ha->host_no);
@@ -2915,7 +2915,7 @@ qla1280_64bit_start_scsi(struct scsi_qla_host *ha, struct srb * sp)
 				break;
 
 			dma_handle = sg_dma_address(s);
-#if defined(CONFIG_IA64_GENERIC) || defined(CONFIG_IA64_SGI_SN2) || defined(CONFIG_SGI_IP27)
+#if defined(CONFIG_IA64_GENERIC) || defined(CONFIG_IA64_SGI_SN2) || defined(CONFIG_SGI_IP27) || defined(CONFIG_SGI_IP30)
 			if (ha->flags.use_pci_vchannel)
 				sn_pci_set_vchan(ha->pdev,
 						 (unsigned long *)&dma_handle,
@@ -2977,7 +2977,7 @@ qla1280_64bit_start_scsi(struct scsi_qla_host *ha, struct srb * sp)
 				if (cnt == 5)
 					break;
 				dma_handle = sg_dma_address(s);
-#if defined(CONFIG_IA64_GENERIC) || defined(CONFIG_IA64_SGI_SN2) || defined(CONFIG_SGI_IP27)
+#if defined(CONFIG_IA64_GENERIC) || defined(CONFIG_IA64_SGI_SN2) || defined(CONFIG_SGI_IP27) || defined(CONFIG_SGI_IP30)
 				if (ha->flags.use_pci_vchannel)
 					sn_pci_set_vchan(ha->pdev,
 							 (unsigned long *)&dma_handle,