diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h
index c8be4566c3d..a6b28d017c2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ extern void mask_IO_APIC_setup(struct IO_APIC_route_entry **ioapic_entries);
 extern int restore_IO_APIC_setup(struct IO_APIC_route_entry **ioapic_entries);
 
 extern void probe_nr_irqs_gsi(void);
+extern int get_nr_irqs_gsi(void);
 
 extern void setup_ioapic_ids_from_mpc(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 20e47e04539..44bb914a42b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -3649,6 +3649,11 @@ void __init probe_nr_irqs_gsi(void)
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "nr_irqs_gsi: %d\n", nr_irqs_gsi);
 }
 
+int get_nr_irqs_gsi(void)
+{
+	return nr_irqs_gsi;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
 int __init arch_probe_nr_irqs(void)
 {