1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
index ee3a5cd7d8d9..33e77ec8da22 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -351,7 +351,9 @@ static __init void parse_cmdline_early (char ** cmdline_p)
                 if (!memcmp(from, "noapic", 6)) 
                         skip_ioapic_setup = 1;
 
-                if (!memcmp(from, "apic", 4)) { 
+                /* Make sure to not confuse with apic= */
+                if (!memcmp(from, "apic", 4) &&
+                        (from[4] == ' ' || from[4] == 0)) {
                         skip_ioapic_setup = 0;
                         ioapic_force = 1;
                 }