diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c
index 7a3f2028e2eb9e01a757a93b0de5b2e4f77f3634..988ee89467d3a104a5b2f1cf1fe681b916fe6c17 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -3761,7 +3761,9 @@ int acpi_get_override_irq(int bus_irq, int *trigger, int *polarity)
 void __init setup_ioapic_dest(void)
 {
 	int pin, ioapic, irq, irq_entry;
+	struct irq_desc *desc;
 	struct irq_cfg *cfg;
+	cpumask_t mask;
 
 	if (skip_ioapic_setup == 1)
 		return;
@@ -3778,16 +3780,30 @@ void __init setup_ioapic_dest(void)
 			 * cpu is online.
 			 */
 			cfg = irq_cfg(irq);
-			if (!cfg->vector)
+			if (!cfg->vector) {
 				setup_IO_APIC_irq(ioapic, pin, irq,
 						  irq_trigger(irq_entry),
 						  irq_polarity(irq_entry));
+				continue;
+
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Honour affinities which have been set in early boot
+			 */
+			desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
+			if (desc->status &
+			    (IRQ_NO_BALANCING | IRQ_AFFINITY_SET))
+				mask = desc->affinity;
+			else
+				mask = TARGET_CPUS;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_INTR_REMAP
-			else if (intr_remapping_enabled)
-				set_ir_ioapic_affinity_irq(irq, TARGET_CPUS);
-#endif
+			if (intr_remapping_enabled)
+				set_ir_ioapic_affinity_irq(irq, mask);
 			else
-				set_ioapic_affinity_irq(irq, TARGET_CPUS);
+#endif
+				set_ioapic_affinity_irq(irq, mask);
 		}
 
 	}