diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 01a265212395..c39576cb3018 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void __init check_fpu(void)
 
 static void __init check_hlt(void)
 {
-	if (paravirt_enabled())
+	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 >= 5 || paravirt_enabled())
 		return;
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Checking 'hlt' instruction... ");
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/mrst.c b/arch/x86/kernel/mrst.c
index 0aad8670858e..e796448f0eb5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/mrst.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/mrst.c
@@ -237,4 +237,9 @@ void __init x86_mrst_early_setup(void)
 	x86_init.pci.fixup_irqs = x86_init_noop;
 
 	legacy_pic = &null_legacy_pic;
+
+	/* Avoid searching for BIOS MP tables */
+	x86_init.mpparse.find_smp_config = x86_init_noop;
+	x86_init.mpparse.get_smp_config = x86_init_uint_noop;
+
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/mrst.c b/arch/x86/pci/mrst.c
index 1cdc02cf8fa4..7ef3a2735df3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/pci/mrst.c
+++ b/arch/x86/pci/mrst.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static int pci_device_update_fixed(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 			decode++;
 			decode = ~(decode - 1);
 		} else {
-			decode = ~0;
+			decode = 0;
 		}
 
 		/*