diff --git a/arch/i386/pci/irq.c b/arch/i386/pci/irq.c
index 83458f8..78ca1ec 100644
--- a/arch/i386/pci/irq.c
+++ b/arch/i386/pci/irq.c
@@ -58,6 +58,35 @@
 int (*pcibios_enable_irq)(struct pci_dev *dev) = NULL;
 
 /*
+ *  Check passed address for the PCI IRQ Routing Table signature
+ *  and perform checksum verification.
+ */
+
+static inline struct irq_routing_table * pirq_check_routing_table(u8 *addr)
+{
+	struct irq_routing_table *rt;
+	int i;
+	u8 sum;
+
+	rt = (struct irq_routing_table *) addr;
+	if (rt->signature != PIRQ_SIGNATURE ||
+	    rt->version != PIRQ_VERSION ||
+	    rt->size % 16 ||
+	    rt->size < sizeof(struct irq_routing_table))
+		return NULL;
+	sum = 0;
+	for (i=0; i < rt->size; i++)
+		sum += addr[i];
+	if (!sum) {
+		DBG("PCI: Interrupt Routing Table found at 0x%p\n", rt);
+		return rt;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+
+/*
  *  Search 0xf0000 -- 0xfffff for the PCI IRQ Routing Table.
  */
 
@@ -65,23 +94,17 @@
 {
 	u8 *addr;
 	struct irq_routing_table *rt;
-	int i;
-	u8 sum;
 
-	for(addr = (u8 *) __va(0xf0000); addr < (u8 *) __va(0x100000); addr += 16) {
-		rt = (struct irq_routing_table *) addr;
-		if (rt->signature != PIRQ_SIGNATURE ||
-		    rt->version != PIRQ_VERSION ||
-		    rt->size % 16 ||
-		    rt->size < sizeof(struct irq_routing_table))
-			continue;
-		sum = 0;
-		for(i=0; i<rt->size; i++)
-			sum += addr[i];
-		if (!sum) {
-			DBG("PCI: Interrupt Routing Table found at 0x%p\n", rt);
+	if (pirq_table_addr) {
+		rt = pirq_check_routing_table((u8 *) __va(pirq_table_addr));
+		if (rt)
 			return rt;
-		}
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "PCI: PIRQ table NOT found at pirqaddr\n");
+	}
+	for(addr = (u8 *) __va(0xf0000); addr < (u8 *) __va(0x100000); addr += 16) {
+		rt = pirq_check_routing_table(addr);
+		if (rt)
+			return rt;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }