diff --git a/sys/pccard/cardinfo.h b/sys/pccard/cardinfo.h
index ba982837415..045665a8da1 100644
--- a/sys/pccard/cardinfo.h
+++ b/sys/pccard/cardinfo.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #define PIOCRWFLAG	_IOW('P', 7, int)	/* Set flags for drv use */
 #define PIOCRWMEM	_IOWR('P', 8, unsigned long) /* Set mem for drv use */
 #define PIOCSPOW	_IOW('P', 9, struct power) /* Set power structure */
+#define PIOCSBEEP	_IOW('P', 11, int)		/* Select Beep */
 /*
  *	Debug codes.
  */
diff --git a/sys/pccard/driver.h b/sys/pccard/driver.h
index bbb255eeac1..09acc50a072 100644
--- a/sys/pccard/driver.h
+++ b/sys/pccard/driver.h
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ void	pccard_insert_beep __P((void));
 void	pccard_remove_beep __P((void));
 void	pccard_success_beep __P((void));
 void	pccard_failure_beep __P((void));
-void	pccard_beep_select __P((enum beepstate));
+int	pccard_beep_select __P((enum beepstate));
 
 #endif /* !_PCCARD_DRIVER_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/pccard/pccard.c b/sys/pccard/pccard.c
index 05aa241fda1..5783bacb4c7 100644
--- a/sys/pccard/pccard.c
+++ b/sys/pccard/pccard.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id: pccard.c,v 1.69 1999/01/27 10:10:03 bde Exp $
+ *	$Id: pccard.c,v 1.70 1999/01/27 23:45:40 dillon Exp $
  */
 
 #include "opt_devfs.h"
@@ -1026,6 +1026,11 @@ crdioctl(dev_t dev, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, int fflag, struct proc *p)
 		else
 			pccard_failure_beep();
 		return err;
+	case PIOCSBEEP:
+		if (pccard_beep_select(*(int *)data)) {
+			return EINVAL;
+		}
+		break;
 	}
 	return(0);
 }
diff --git a/sys/pccard/pccard_beep.c b/sys/pccard/pccard_beep.c
index 63c6098e05e..5c1ceb77a2a 100644
--- a/sys/pccard/pccard_beep.c
+++ b/sys/pccard/pccard_beep.c
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ void pccard_failure_beep(void)
 	sysbeep(PCCARD_BEEP_PITCH2, PCCARD_BEEP_DURATION2);
 }
 
-void pccard_beep_select(enum beepstate state)
+int pccard_beep_select(enum beepstate state)
 {
-	allow_beep = state;
+	if (state == BEEP_ON || state == BEEP_OFF) {
+		allow_beep = state;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
 }