diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index bba9b72e25f8..0710004055c8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ int acpi_bus_get_private_data(acpi_handle handle, void **data)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_bus_get_private_data);
 
+void acpi_bus_no_hotplug(acpi_handle handle)
+{
+	struct acpi_device *adev = NULL;
+
+	acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &adev);
+	if (adev)
+		adev->flags.no_hotplug = true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_bus_no_hotplug);
+
 static void acpi_print_osc_error(acpi_handle handle,
 	struct acpi_osc_context *context, char *error)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_acpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_acpi.c
index 95c740454049..ba0183fb84f3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_acpi.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static struct nouveau_dsm_priv {
 	bool dsm_detected;
 	bool optimus_detected;
 	acpi_handle dhandle;
+	acpi_handle other_handle;
 	acpi_handle rom_handle;
 } nouveau_dsm_priv;
 
@@ -260,9 +261,10 @@ static int nouveau_dsm_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (!dhandle)
 		return false;
 
-	if (!acpi_has_method(dhandle, "_DSM"))
+	if (!acpi_has_method(dhandle, "_DSM")) {
+		nouveau_dsm_priv.other_handle = dhandle;
 		return false;
-
+	}
 	if (nouveau_test_dsm(dhandle, nouveau_dsm, NOUVEAU_DSM_POWER))
 		retval |= NOUVEAU_DSM_HAS_MUX;
 
@@ -338,6 +340,16 @@ static bool nouveau_dsm_detect(void)
 		printk(KERN_INFO "VGA switcheroo: detected DSM switching method %s handle\n",
 			acpi_method_name);
 		nouveau_dsm_priv.dsm_detected = true;
+		/*
+		 * On some systems hotplug events are generated for the device
+		 * being switched off when _DSM is executed.  They cause ACPI
+		 * hotplug to trigger and attempt to remove the device from
+		 * the system, which causes it to break down.  Prevent that from
+		 * happening by setting the no_hotplug flag for the involved
+		 * ACPI device objects.
+		 */
+		acpi_bus_no_hotplug(nouveau_dsm_priv.dhandle);
+		acpi_bus_no_hotplug(nouveau_dsm_priv.other_handle);
 		ret = true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atpx_handler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atpx_handler.c
index 9d302eaeea15..485848f889f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atpx_handler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atpx_handler.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ static struct radeon_atpx_priv {
 	bool atpx_detected;
 	/* handle for device - and atpx */
 	acpi_handle dhandle;
+	acpi_handle other_handle;
 	struct radeon_atpx atpx;
 } radeon_atpx_priv;
 
@@ -451,9 +452,10 @@ static bool radeon_atpx_pci_probe_handle(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		return false;
 
 	status = acpi_get_handle(dhandle, "ATPX", &atpx_handle);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		radeon_atpx_priv.other_handle = dhandle;
 		return false;
-
+	}
 	radeon_atpx_priv.dhandle = dhandle;
 	radeon_atpx_priv.atpx.handle = atpx_handle;
 	return true;
@@ -530,6 +532,16 @@ static bool radeon_atpx_detect(void)
 		printk(KERN_INFO "VGA switcheroo: detected switching method %s handle\n",
 		       acpi_method_name);
 		radeon_atpx_priv.atpx_detected = true;
+		/*
+		 * On some systems hotplug events are generated for the device
+		 * being switched off when ATPX is executed.  They cause ACPI
+		 * hotplug to trigger and attempt to remove the device from
+		 * the system, which causes it to break down.  Prevent that from
+		 * happening by setting the no_hotplug flag for the involved
+		 * ACPI device objects.
+		 */
+		acpi_bus_no_hotplug(radeon_atpx_priv.dhandle);
+		acpi_bus_no_hotplug(radeon_atpx_priv.other_handle);
 		return true;
 	}
 	return false;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
index 438a4d09958b..e86439283a5d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
@@ -645,6 +645,24 @@ static void disable_slot(struct acpiphp_slot *slot)
 	slot->flags &= (~SLOT_ENABLED);
 }
 
+static bool acpiphp_no_hotplug(acpi_handle handle)
+{
+	struct acpi_device *adev = NULL;
+
+	acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &adev);
+	return adev && adev->flags.no_hotplug;
+}
+
+static bool slot_no_hotplug(struct acpiphp_slot *slot)
+{
+	struct acpiphp_func *func;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(func, &slot->funcs, sibling)
+		if (acpiphp_no_hotplug(func_to_handle(func)))
+			return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
 
 /**
  * get_slot_status - get ACPI slot status
@@ -703,7 +721,8 @@ static void trim_stale_devices(struct pci_dev *dev)
 		unsigned long long sta;
 
 		status = acpi_evaluate_integer(handle, "_STA", NULL, &sta);
-		alive = ACPI_SUCCESS(status) && sta == ACPI_STA_ALL;
+		alive = (ACPI_SUCCESS(status) && sta == ACPI_STA_ALL)
+			|| acpiphp_no_hotplug(handle);
 	}
 	if (!alive) {
 		u32 v;
@@ -743,8 +762,9 @@ static void acpiphp_check_bridge(struct acpiphp_bridge *bridge)
 		struct pci_dev *dev, *tmp;
 
 		mutex_lock(&slot->crit_sect);
-		/* wake up all functions */
-		if (get_slot_status(slot) == ACPI_STA_ALL) {
+		if (slot_no_hotplug(slot)) {
+			; /* do nothing */
+		} else if (get_slot_status(slot) == ACPI_STA_ALL) {
 			/* remove stale devices if any */
 			list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, tmp, &bus->devices,
 						 bus_list)
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index 7b2de026a4f3..ca49ebd231ca 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ struct acpi_device_flags {
 	u32 ejectable:1;
 	u32 power_manageable:1;
 	u32 match_driver:1;
-	u32 reserved:27;
+	u32 no_hotplug:1;
+	u32 reserved:26;
 };
 
 /* File System */
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ extern struct kobject *acpi_kobj;
 extern int acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(const char*, const char*, u8, int);
 void acpi_bus_private_data_handler(acpi_handle, void *);
 int acpi_bus_get_private_data(acpi_handle, void **);
+void acpi_bus_no_hotplug(acpi_handle handle);
 extern int acpi_notifier_call_chain(struct acpi_device *, u32, u32);
 extern int register_acpi_notifier(struct notifier_block *);
 extern int unregister_acpi_notifier(struct notifier_block *);