diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c
index 6da0f9beab19..c9336751e5e3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ static int acpi_isa_register_gsi(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 	/* Interrupt Line values above 0xF are forbidden */
 	if (dev->irq > 0 && (dev->irq <= 0xF) &&
+	    acpi_isa_irq_available(dev->irq) &&
 	    (acpi_isa_irq_to_gsi(dev->irq, &dev_gsi) == 0)) {
 		dev_warn(&dev->dev, "PCI INT %c: no GSI - using ISA IRQ %d\n",
 			 pin_name(dev->pin), dev->irq);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
index 3b4ea98e3ea0..246e50d22120 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
@@ -553,6 +553,13 @@ static int acpi_pci_link_allocate(struct acpi_pci_link *link)
 				irq = link->irq.possible[i];
 		}
 	}
+	if (acpi_irq_penalty[irq] >= PIRQ_PENALTY_ISA_ALWAYS) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "No IRQ available for %s [%s]. "
+			    "Try pci=noacpi or acpi=off\n",
+			    acpi_device_name(link->device),
+			    acpi_device_bid(link->device));
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
 	/* Attempt to enable the link device at this IRQ. */
 	if (acpi_pci_link_set(link, irq)) {
@@ -821,6 +828,12 @@ void acpi_penalize_isa_irq(int irq, int active)
 	}
 }
 
+bool acpi_isa_irq_available(int irq)
+{
+	return irq >= 0 && (irq >= ARRAY_SIZE(acpi_irq_penalty) ||
+			    acpi_irq_penalty[irq] < PIRQ_PENALTY_ISA_ALWAYS);
+}
+
 /*
  * Penalize IRQ used by ACPI SCI. If ACPI SCI pin attributes conflict with
  * PCI IRQ attributes, mark ACPI SCI as ISA_ALWAYS so it won't be use for
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 7235c4851460..43856d19cf4d 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ struct pci_dev;
 
 int acpi_pci_irq_enable (struct pci_dev *dev);
 void acpi_penalize_isa_irq(int irq, int active);
+bool acpi_isa_irq_available(int irq);
 void acpi_penalize_sci_irq(int irq, int trigger, int polarity);
 void acpi_pci_irq_disable (struct pci_dev *dev);