diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
index 83b76db7bcf..e94c6f18a15 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ extern int radeon_audio;
 extern int radeon_disp_priority;
 extern int radeon_hw_i2c;
 extern int radeon_pcie_gen2;
+extern int radeon_msi;
 
 /*
  * Copy from radeon_drv.h so we don't have to include both and have conflicting
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
index e71d2ed7fa1..c12b0775d68 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ int radeon_audio = 0;
 int radeon_disp_priority = 0;
 int radeon_hw_i2c = 0;
 int radeon_pcie_gen2 = 0;
+int radeon_msi = -1;
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(no_wb, "Disable AGP writeback for scratch registers");
 module_param_named(no_wb, radeon_no_wb, int, 0444);
@@ -164,6 +165,9 @@ module_param_named(hw_i2c, radeon_hw_i2c, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(pcie_gen2, "PCIE Gen2 mode (1 = enable)");
 module_param_named(pcie_gen2, radeon_pcie_gen2, int, 0444);
 
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(msi, "MSI support (1 = enable, 0 = disable, -1 = auto)");
+module_param_named(msi, radeon_msi, int, 0444);
+
 static int radeon_suspend(struct drm_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 {
 	drm_radeon_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
index 914d9ee8fd3..8f86aeb2669 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ static bool radeon_msi_ok(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_AGP)
 		return false;
 
+	/* force MSI on */
+	if (radeon_msi == 1)
+		return true;
+	else if (radeon_msi == 0)
+		return false;
+
 	/* Quirks */
 	/* HP RS690 only seems to work with MSIs. */
 	if ((rdev->pdev->device == 0x791f) &&