diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/resource.c b/arch/x86/kernel/resource.c
index 407a900da9df1bf5daffae98831811c2076a886f..89638af2ff1990766d5d4d1c69466a6a4baae92b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/resource.c
@@ -1,11 +1,47 @@
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <asm/e820.h>
 
+static void resource_clip(struct resource *res, resource_size_t start,
+			  resource_size_t end)
+{
+	resource_size_t low = 0, high = 0;
+
+	if (res->end < start || res->start > end)
+		return;		/* no conflict */
+
+	if (res->start < start)
+		low = start - res->start;
+
+	if (res->end > end)
+		high = res->end - end;
+
+	/* Keep the area above or below the conflict, whichever is larger */
+	if (low > high)
+		res->end = start - 1;
+	else
+		res->start = end + 1;
+}
+
+static void remove_e820_regions(struct resource *avail)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct e820entry *entry;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < e820.nr_map; i++) {
+		entry = &e820.map[i];
+
+		resource_clip(avail, entry->addr,
+			      entry->addr + entry->size - 1);
+	}
+}
+
 void arch_remove_reservations(struct resource *avail)
 {
-	/* Trim out BIOS area (low 1MB) */
+	/* Trim out BIOS area (low 1MB) and E820 regions */
 	if (avail->flags & IORESOURCE_MEM) {
 		if (avail->start < BIOS_END)
 			avail->start = BIOS_END;
+
+		remove_e820_regions(avail);
 	}
 }