diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
index 8a5abaa7d453..931ced8ca345 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ static void __init acpi_sci_ioapic_setup(u8 bus_irq, u16 polarity, u16 trigger,
 		polarity = acpi_sci_flags & ACPI_MADT_POLARITY_MASK;
 
 	mp_override_legacy_irq(bus_irq, polarity, trigger, gsi);
+	acpi_penalize_sci_irq(bus_irq, trigger, polarity);
 
 	/*
 	 * stash over-ride to indicate we've been here
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
index 6229b022a5d4..74bf96efae95 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct acpi_pci_link {
 
 static LIST_HEAD(acpi_link_list);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(acpi_link_lock);
+static int sci_irq = -1, sci_penalty;
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             PCI Link Device Management
@@ -496,25 +497,13 @@ static int acpi_irq_get_penalty(int irq)
 {
 	int penalty = 0;
 
-	/*
-	* Penalize IRQ used by ACPI SCI. If ACPI SCI pin attributes conflict
-	* with PCI IRQ attributes, mark ACPI SCI as ISA_ALWAYS so it won't be
-	* use for PCI IRQs.
-	*/
-	if (irq == acpi_gbl_FADT.sci_interrupt) {
-		u32 type = irq_get_trigger_type(irq) & IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK;
-
-		if (type != IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW)
-			penalty += PIRQ_PENALTY_ISA_ALWAYS;
-		else
-			penalty += PIRQ_PENALTY_PCI_USING;
-	}
+	if (irq == sci_irq)
+		penalty += sci_penalty;
 
 	if (irq < ACPI_MAX_ISA_IRQS)
 		return penalty + acpi_isa_irq_penalty[irq];
 
-	penalty += acpi_irq_pci_sharing_penalty(irq);
-	return penalty;
+	return penalty + acpi_irq_pci_sharing_penalty(irq);
 }
 
 int __init acpi_irq_penalty_init(void)
@@ -881,6 +870,17 @@ bool acpi_isa_irq_available(int irq)
 		    acpi_irq_get_penalty(irq) < PIRQ_PENALTY_ISA_ALWAYS);
 }
 
+void acpi_penalize_sci_irq(int irq, int trigger, int polarity)
+{
+	sci_irq = irq;
+
+	if (trigger == ACPI_MADT_TRIGGER_LEVEL &&
+	    polarity == ACPI_MADT_POLARITY_ACTIVE_LOW)
+		sci_penalty = PIRQ_PENALTY_PCI_USING;
+	else
+		sci_penalty = PIRQ_PENALTY_ISA_ALWAYS;
+}
+
 /*
  * Over-ride default table to reserve additional IRQs for use by ISA
  * e.g. acpi_irq_isa=5
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index ddbeda6dbdc8..689a8b9b9c8f 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ struct pci_dev;
 int acpi_pci_irq_enable (struct pci_dev *dev);
 void acpi_penalize_isa_irq(int irq, int active);
 bool acpi_isa_irq_available(int irq);
+void acpi_penalize_sci_irq(int irq, int trigger, int polarity);
 void acpi_pci_irq_disable (struct pci_dev *dev);
 
 extern int ec_read(u8 addr, u8 *val);