diff --git a/src/include/ipxe/smbios.h b/src/include/ipxe/smbios.h
index 0765c4e4..aaba6cb1 100644
--- a/src/include/ipxe/smbios.h
+++ b/src/include/ipxe/smbios.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ struct smbios {
 #define SMBIOS_VERSION( major, minor ) ( ( (major) << 8 ) | (minor) )
 
 extern int find_smbios ( struct smbios *smbios );
-extern int find_smbios_structure ( unsigned int type,
+extern int find_smbios_structure ( unsigned int type, unsigned int instance,
 				   struct smbios_structure *structure );
 extern int read_smbios_structure ( struct smbios_structure *structure,
 				   void *data, size_t len );
diff --git a/src/interface/smbios/smbios.c b/src/interface/smbios/smbios.c
index 2adaa53d..90907e18 100644
--- a/src/interface/smbios/smbios.c
+++ b/src/interface/smbios/smbios.c
@@ -59,10 +59,11 @@ static size_t find_strings_terminator ( size_t offset ) {
  * Find specific structure type within SMBIOS
  *
  * @v type		Structure type to search for
+ * @v instance		Instance of this type of structure
  * @v structure		SMBIOS structure descriptor to fill in
  * @ret rc		Return status code
  */
-int find_smbios_structure ( unsigned int type,
+int find_smbios_structure ( unsigned int type, unsigned int instance,
 			    struct smbios_structure *structure ) {
 	unsigned int count = 0;
 	size_t offset = 0;
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ int find_smbios_structure ( unsigned int type,
 		      structure->header.len, structure->strings_len );
 
 		/* If this is the structure we want, return */
-		if ( structure->header.type == type ) {
+		if ( ( structure->header.type == type ) &&
+		     ( instance-- == 0 ) ) {
 			structure->offset = offset;
 			return 0;
 		}
diff --git a/src/interface/smbios/smbios_settings.c b/src/interface/smbios/smbios_settings.c
index 17f9a48e..d2975df4 100644
--- a/src/interface/smbios/smbios_settings.c
+++ b/src/interface/smbios/smbios_settings.c
@@ -81,18 +81,21 @@ static int smbios_fetch ( struct settings *settings __unused,
 			  struct setting *setting,
 			  void *data, size_t len ) {
 	struct smbios_structure structure;
+	unsigned int tag_instance;
 	unsigned int tag_type;
 	unsigned int tag_offset;
 	unsigned int tag_len;
 	int rc;
 
-	/* Split tag into type, offset and length */
+	/* Split tag into instance, type, offset and length */
+	tag_instance = ( ( setting->tag >> 24 ) & 0xff );
 	tag_type = ( ( setting->tag >> 16 ) & 0xff );
 	tag_offset = ( ( setting->tag >> 8 ) & 0xff );
 	tag_len = ( setting->tag & 0xff );
 
 	/* Find SMBIOS structure */
-	if ( ( rc = find_smbios_structure ( tag_type, &structure ) ) != 0 )
+	if ( ( rc = find_smbios_structure ( tag_type, tag_instance,
+					    &structure ) ) != 0 )
 		return rc;
 
 	{