diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c
index 57727fe1501e..8b3495ee2b6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/mii.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/of_net.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
 
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ static int copybreak __read_mostly = 128;
 module_param(copybreak, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(copybreak, "Receive copy threshold");
 
-static int disable_msi = 0;
+static int disable_msi = -1;
 module_param(disable_msi, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_msi, "Disable Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI)");
 
@@ -4917,6 +4918,24 @@ static const char *sky2_name(u8 chipid, char *buf, int sz)
 	return buf;
 }
 
+static const struct dmi_system_id msi_blacklist[] = {
+	{
+		.ident = "Dell Inspiron 1545",
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc."),
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "Inspiron 1545"),
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		.ident = "Gateway P-79",
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Gateway"),
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "P-79"),
+		},
+	},
+	{}
+};
+
 static int sky2_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev, *dev1;
@@ -5028,6 +5047,9 @@ static int sky2_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_out_free_pci;
 	}
 
+	if (disable_msi == -1)
+		disable_msi = !!dmi_check_system(msi_blacklist);
+
 	if (!disable_msi && pci_enable_msi(pdev) == 0) {
 		err = sky2_test_msi(hw);
 		if (err) {