diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/resource.c b/arch/x86/kernel/resource.c
index 2a26819bb6a8..80eab01c1a68 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/resource.c
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ static void remove_e820_regions(struct resource *avail)
 
 void arch_remove_reservations(struct resource *avail)
 {
-	/* Trim out BIOS areas (low 1MB and high 2MB) and E820 regions */
+	/*
+	 * Trim out BIOS area (high 2MB) and E820 regions. We do not remove
+	 * the low 1MB unconditionally, as this area is needed for some ISA
+	 * cards requiring a memory range, e.g. the i82365 PCMCIA controller.
+	 */
 	if (avail->flags & IORESOURCE_MEM) {
-		if (avail->start < BIOS_END)
-			avail->start = BIOS_END;
 		resource_clip(avail, BIOS_ROM_BASE, BIOS_ROM_END);
 
 		remove_e820_regions(avail);
diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/i386.c b/arch/x86/pci/i386.c
index a19ed92e74e4..2ae525e0d8ba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/pci/i386.c
+++ b/arch/x86/pci/i386.c
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ pcibios_align_resource(void *data, const struct resource *res,
 			return start;
 		if (start & 0x300)
 			start = (start + 0x3ff) & ~0x3ff;
+	} else if (res->flags & IORESOURCE_MEM) {
+		/* The low 1MB range is reserved for ISA cards */
+		if (start < BIOS_END)
+			start = BIOS_END;
 	}
 	return start;
 }