diff --git a/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe.h b/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe.h
index 56d2bea026e..d4f415551c4 100644
--- a/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe.h
+++ b/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ struct scc_softc {
 extern devclass_t scc_devclass;
 extern char scc_driver_name[];
 
-int scc_bfe_attach(device_t dev);
+int scc_bfe_attach(device_t dev, u_int ipc);
 int scc_bfe_detach(device_t dev);
 int scc_bfe_probe(device_t dev, u_int regshft, u_int rclk, u_int rid);
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_ebus.c b/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_ebus.c
index 2d4a9d8e92a..17386db3751 100644
--- a/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_ebus.c
+++ b/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_ebus.c
@@ -64,10 +64,17 @@ scc_ebus_probe(device_t dev)
 	return (ENXIO);
 }
 
+static int
+scc_ebus_attach(device_t dev)
+{
+
+	return (scc_bfe_attach(dev, 0));
+}
+
 static device_method_t scc_ebus_methods[] = {
 	/* Device interface */
 	DEVMETHOD(device_probe,		scc_ebus_probe),
-	DEVMETHOD(device_attach,	scc_bfe_attach),
+	DEVMETHOD(device_attach,	scc_ebus_attach),
 	DEVMETHOD(device_detach,	scc_bfe_detach),
 
 	DEVMETHOD(bus_alloc_resource,	scc_bus_alloc_resource),
diff --git a/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_macio.c b/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_macio.c
index c09859549b3..1d7bf82bfcf 100644
--- a/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_macio.c
+++ b/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_macio.c
@@ -61,10 +61,17 @@ scc_macio_probe(device_t dev)
 	return (ENXIO);
 }
 
+static int
+scc_macio_attach(device_t dev)
+{
+
+	return (scc_bfe_attach(dev, 3));
+}
+
 static device_method_t scc_macio_methods[] = {
 	/* Device interface */
 	DEVMETHOD(device_probe,		scc_macio_probe),
-	DEVMETHOD(device_attach,	scc_bfe_attach),
+	DEVMETHOD(device_attach,	scc_macio_attach),
 	DEVMETHOD(device_detach,	scc_bfe_detach),
 
 	DEVMETHOD(bus_alloc_resource,	scc_bus_alloc_resource),
diff --git a/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_quicc.c b/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_quicc.c
index 4dc7024de98..f92aa52d1d9 100644
--- a/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_quicc.c
+++ b/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_quicc.c
@@ -69,10 +69,17 @@ scc_quicc_probe(device_t dev)
 	return (scc_bfe_probe(dev, 0, rclk, 0));
 }
 
+static int
+scc_quicc_attach(device_t dev)
+{
+
+	return (scc_bfe_attach(dev, 0));
+}
+
 static device_method_t scc_quicc_methods[] = {
 	/* Device interface */
 	DEVMETHOD(device_probe,		scc_quicc_probe),
-	DEVMETHOD(device_attach,	scc_bfe_attach),
+	DEVMETHOD(device_attach,	scc_quicc_attach),
 	DEVMETHOD(device_detach,	scc_bfe_detach),
 
 	DEVMETHOD(bus_alloc_resource,	scc_bus_alloc_resource),
diff --git a/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_sbus.c b/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_sbus.c
index 2ce1e1e8d12..8eb963fa0b4 100644
--- a/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_sbus.c
+++ b/sys/dev/scc/scc_bfe_sbus.c
@@ -61,10 +61,17 @@ scc_sbus_probe(device_t dev)
 	return (ENXIO);
 }
 
+static int
+scc_sbus_attach(device_t dev)
+{
+
+	return (scc_bfe_attach(dev, 0));
+}
+
 static device_method_t scc_sbus_methods[] = {
 	/* Device interface */
 	DEVMETHOD(device_probe,		scc_sbus_probe),
-	DEVMETHOD(device_attach,	scc_bfe_attach),
+	DEVMETHOD(device_attach,	scc_sbus_attach),
 	DEVMETHOD(device_detach,	scc_bfe_detach),
 
 	DEVMETHOD(bus_alloc_resource,	scc_bus_alloc_resource),
diff --git a/sys/dev/scc/scc_core.c b/sys/dev/scc/scc_core.c
index 7f8ed9117f9..76388ad1ae3 100644
--- a/sys/dev/scc/scc_core.c
+++ b/sys/dev/scc/scc_core.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ scc_bfe_intr(void *arg)
 }
 
 int
-scc_bfe_attach(device_t dev)
+scc_bfe_attach(device_t dev, u_int ipc)
 {
 	struct resource_list_entry *rle;
 	struct scc_chan *ch;
@@ -144,9 +144,18 @@ scc_bfe_attach(device_t dev)
 	    M_SCC, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 	for (c = 0; c < cl->cl_channels; c++) {
 		ch = &sc->sc_chan[c];
-		ch->ch_irid = c;
+		/*
+		 * XXX temporary hack. If we have more than 1 interrupt
+		 * per channel, allocate the first for the channel. At
+		 * this time only the macio bus front-end has more than
+		 * 1 interrupt per channel and we don't use the 2nd and
+		 * 3rd, because we don't support DMA yet.
+		 */
+		ch->ch_irid = c * ipc;
 		ch->ch_ires = bus_alloc_resource_any(dev, SYS_RES_IRQ,
 		    &ch->ch_irid, RF_ACTIVE | RF_SHAREABLE);
+		if (ipc == 0)
+			break;
 	}
 
 	/*