diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c
index 3704997e8b25..f147a95fd84a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <asm/x86_init.h>
 
 int gart_iommu_aperture;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gart_iommu_aperture);
 int gart_iommu_aperture_disabled __initdata;
 int gart_iommu_aperture_allowed __initdata;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/agp/amd64-agp.c b/drivers/char/agp/amd64-agp.c
index 5aa7a586a7ff..1afb8968a342 100644
--- a/drivers/char/agp/amd64-agp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/agp/amd64-agp.c
@@ -725,12 +725,11 @@ static struct pci_driver agp_amd64_pci_driver = {
 int __init agp_amd64_init(void)
 {
 	int err = 0;
-	static int done = 0;
 
 	if (agp_off)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (done++)
+	if (gart_iommu_aperture)
 		return agp_bridges_found ? 0 : -ENODEV;
 
 	err = pci_register_driver(&agp_amd64_pci_driver);
@@ -771,6 +770,8 @@ int __init agp_amd64_init(void)
 
 static void __exit agp_amd64_cleanup(void)
 {
+	if (gart_iommu_aperture)
+		return;
 	if (aperture_resource)
 		release_resource(aperture_resource);
 	pci_unregister_driver(&agp_amd64_pci_driver);