diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 1808f1157f30ae5a187f4a8783d973875cd675dd..82d6aeb5228ff62d71a64e04519c24f35a6116e0 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2048,7 +2048,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			WARNING: Forcing ASPM on may cause system lockups.
 
 	pcie_pme=	[PCIE,PM] Native PCIe PME signaling options:
-		off	Do not use native PCIe PME signaling.
+			Format: {auto|force}[,nomsi]
+		auto	Use native PCIe PME signaling if the BIOS allows the
+			kernel to control PCIe config registers of root ports.
 		force	Use native PCIe PME signaling even if the BIOS refuses
 			to allow the kernel to control the relevant PCIe config
 			registers.
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/pme/pcie_pme.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/pme/pcie_pme.c
index aac285a16b62bec0f84690c5241c4ee82185e383..d672a0a638162328a22027005c0b2309d5c00370 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/pme/pcie_pme.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/pme/pcie_pme.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * being registered.  Consequently, the interrupt-based PCIe PME signaling will
  * not be used by any PCIe root ports in that case.
  */
-static bool pcie_pme_disabled;
+static bool pcie_pme_disabled = true;
 
 /*
  * The PCI Express Base Specification 2.0, Section 6.1.8, states the following:
@@ -64,12 +64,19 @@ bool pcie_pme_msi_disabled;
 
 static int __init pcie_pme_setup(char *str)
 {
-	if (!strcmp(str, "off"))
-		pcie_pme_disabled = true;
-	else if (!strcmp(str, "force"))
+	if (!strncmp(str, "auto", 4))
+		pcie_pme_disabled = false;
+	else if (!strncmp(str, "force", 5))
 		pcie_pme_force_enable = true;
-	else if (!strcmp(str, "nomsi"))
-		pcie_pme_msi_disabled = true;
+
+	str = strchr(str, ',');
+	if (str) {
+		str++;
+		str += strspn(str, " \t");
+		if (*str && !strcmp(str, "nomsi"))
+			pcie_pme_msi_disabled = true;
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 __setup("pcie_pme=", pcie_pme_setup);