diff --git a/arch/i386/pci/common.c b/arch/i386/pci/common.c
index 0a362e3..68bce194 100644
--- a/arch/i386/pci/common.c
+++ b/arch/i386/pci/common.c
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@
 		acpi_noirq_set();
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	else if (!strcmp(str, "noearly")) {
+		pci_probe |= PCI_PROBE_NOEARLY;
+		return NULL;
+	}
 #ifndef CONFIG_X86_VISWS
 	else if (!strcmp(str, "usepirqmask")) {
 		pci_probe |= PCI_USE_PIRQ_MASK;
diff --git a/arch/i386/pci/early.c b/arch/i386/pci/early.c
index b1f7f40..713d6c8 100644
--- a/arch/i386/pci/early.c
+++ b/arch/i386/pci/early.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <asm/pci-direct.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
+#include "pci.h"
 
 /* Direct PCI access. This is used for PCI accesses in early boot before
    the PCI subsystem works. */
@@ -42,3 +44,9 @@
 	outl(0x80000000 | (bus<<16) | (slot<<11) | (func<<8) | offset, 0xcf8);
 	outl(val, 0xcfc);
 }
+
+int early_pci_allowed(void)
+{
+	return (pci_probe & (PCI_PROBE_CONF1|PCI_PROBE_NOEARLY)) ==
+			PCI_PROBE_CONF1;
+}
diff --git a/arch/i386/pci/pci.h b/arch/i386/pci/pci.h
index 8a7cf1f..1814f74 100644
--- a/arch/i386/pci/pci.h
+++ b/arch/i386/pci/pci.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define PCI_PROBE_CONF2		0x0004
 #define PCI_PROBE_MMCONF	0x0008
 #define PCI_PROBE_MASK		0x000f
+#define PCI_PROBE_NOEARLY	0x0010
 
 #define PCI_NO_SORT		0x0100
 #define PCI_BIOS_SORT		0x0200