diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/enp2611_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/enp2611_defconfig
index 9592e3925c79..5fdaf3ce9d56 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/enp2611_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/enp2611_defconfig
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ CONFIG_ALIGNMENT_TRAP=y
 #
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,57600 root=/dev/nfs ip=bootp mem=64M@0x0 pci=firmware"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,57600 root=/dev/nfs ip=bootp mem=64M@0x0"
 # CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL is not set
 
 #
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2400_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2400_defconfig
index d9d6bb86a6fa..c67fc449a11f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2400_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2400_defconfig
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ CONFIG_ALIGNMENT_TRAP=y
 #
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,57600 root=/dev/nfs ip=bootp mem=64M@0x0 pci=firmware"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,57600 root=/dev/nfs ip=bootp mem=64M@0x0"
 # CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL is not set
 
 #
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2401_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2401_defconfig
index 2dc9d499c7d7..60d66e82c51f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2401_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2401_defconfig
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ CONFIG_ALIGNMENT_TRAP=y
 #
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/nfs ip=bootp mem=64M@0x0 pci=firmware"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/nfs ip=bootp mem=64M@0x0"
 # CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL is not set
 
 #
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2801_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2801_defconfig
index c71894640745..f54f3dcc5b33 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2801_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/ixdp2801_defconfig
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ CONFIG_ALIGNMENT_TRAP=y
 #
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/nfs ip=bootp mem=64M@0x0 pci=firmware"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/nfs ip=bootp mem=64M@0x0"
 # CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL is not set
 
 #
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/enp2611.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/enp2611.c
index 9e5a13bb39d0..52fac89e95b5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/enp2611.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/enp2611.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ static void __init enp2611_pci_preinit(void)
 {
 	ixp2000_reg_write(IXP2000_PCI_ADDR_EXT, 0x00100000);
 	ixp2000_pci_preinit();
+	pcibios_setup("firmware");
 }
 
 static inline int enp2611_pci_valid_device(struct pci_bus *bus,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2400.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2400.c
index 7c782403042a..09101271298e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2400.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2400.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void __init ixdp2400_pci_preinit(void)
 {
 	ixp2000_reg_write(IXP2000_PCI_ADDR_EXT, 0x00100000);
 	ixp2000_pci_preinit();
+	pcibios_setup("firmware");
 }
 
 int ixdp2400_pci_setup(int nr, struct pci_sys_data *sys)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2x01.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2x01.c
index bf9ecdfa5d60..150519fb38ec 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2x01.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp2000/ixdp2x01.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ void __init ixdp2x01_pci_preinit(void)
 {
 	ixp2000_reg_write(IXP2000_PCI_ADDR_EXT, 0x00000000);
 	ixp2000_pci_preinit();
+	pcibios_setup("firmware");
 }
 
 #define DEVPIN(dev, pin) ((pin) | ((dev) << 3))