1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index 27ae91288855..ec7e56c1b984 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@ struct x86_quirks *x86_quirks __initdata = &default_x86_quirks;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_CHECK_BIOS_CORRUPTION
 #define MAX_SCAN_AREAS  8
 
-static int __read_mostly memory_corruption_check = 0;
+static int __read_mostly memory_corruption_check = -1;
+
 static unsigned __read_mostly corruption_check_size = 64*1024;
 static unsigned __read_mostly corruption_check_period = 60; /* seconds */
 
@@ -634,6 +635,16 @@ static void __init setup_bios_corruption_check(void)
 {
         u64 addr = PAGE_SIZE;   /* assume first page is reserved anyway */
 
+        if (memory_corruption_check == -1) {
+                memory_corruption_check =
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_BOOTPARAM_MEMORY_CORRUPTION_CHECK
+                        1
+#else
+                        0
+#endif
+                        ;
+        }
+
         if (corruption_check_size == 0)
                 memory_corruption_check = 0;