diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi.h
index 211ca3f7fd16..4ea15ca89b2b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ extern int acpi_disabled;
 extern int acpi_pci_disabled;
 extern int acpi_skip_timer_override;
 extern int acpi_use_timer_override;
+extern int acpi_fix_pin2_polarity;
 
 extern u8 acpi_sci_flags;
 extern int acpi_sci_override_gsi;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
index b3a71137983a..3e6e2d68f761 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ u8 acpi_sci_flags __initdata;
 int acpi_sci_override_gsi __initdata;
 int acpi_skip_timer_override __initdata;
 int acpi_use_timer_override __initdata;
+int acpi_fix_pin2_polarity __initdata;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
 static u64 acpi_lapic_addr __initdata = APIC_DEFAULT_PHYS_BASE;
@@ -415,10 +416,15 @@ acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (acpi_skip_timer_override &&
-	    intsrc->source_irq == 0 && intsrc->global_irq == 2) {
-		printk(PREFIX "BIOS IRQ0 pin2 override ignored.\n");
-		return 0;
+	if (intsrc->source_irq == 0 && intsrc->global_irq == 2) {
+		if (acpi_skip_timer_override) {
+			printk(PREFIX "BIOS IRQ0 pin2 override ignored.\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if (acpi_fix_pin2_polarity && (intsrc->inti_flags & ACPI_MADT_POLARITY_MASK)) {
+			intsrc->inti_flags &= ~ACPI_MADT_POLARITY_MASK;
+			printk(PREFIX "BIOS IRQ0 pin2 override: forcing polarity to high active.\n");
+		}
 	}
 
 	mp_override_legacy_irq(intsrc->source_irq,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/early-quirks.c b/arch/x86/kernel/early-quirks.c
index 76b8cd953dee..9efbdcc56425 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/early-quirks.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/early-quirks.c
@@ -143,15 +143,10 @@ static void __init ati_bugs(int num, int slot, int func)
 
 static u32 __init ati_sbx00_rev(int num, int slot, int func)
 {
-	u32 old, d;
+	u32 d;
 
-	d = read_pci_config(num, slot, func, 0x70);
-	old = d;
-	d &= ~(1<<8);
-	write_pci_config(num, slot, func, 0x70, d);
 	d = read_pci_config(num, slot, func, 0x8);
 	d &= 0xff;
-	write_pci_config(num, slot, func, 0x70, old);
 
 	return d;
 }
@@ -160,11 +155,14 @@ static void __init ati_bugs_contd(int num, int slot, int func)
 {
 	u32 d, rev;
 
-	if (acpi_use_timer_override)
+	rev = ati_sbx00_rev(num, slot, func);
+	if (rev >= 0x40)
+		acpi_fix_pin2_polarity = 1;
+
+	if (rev > 0x13)
 		return;
 
-	rev = ati_sbx00_rev(num, slot, func);
-	if (rev > 0x13)
+	if (acpi_use_timer_override)
 		return;
 
 	/* check for IRQ0 interrupt swap */