diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
index 5f01671c68f267ccc3b3aedd518134453162733a..1a970f5a6e75b3b1917abb89ddd99bbc3b7aad8b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ extern void disable_local_APIC(void);
 extern void lapic_shutdown(void);
 extern void sync_Arb_IDs(void);
 extern void init_bsp_APIC(void);
+extern void apic_intr_mode_init(void);
 extern void setup_local_APIC(void);
 extern void init_apic_mappings(void);
 void register_lapic_address(unsigned long address);
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ static inline void disable_local_APIC(void) { }
 # define setup_boot_APIC_clock x86_init_noop
 # define setup_secondary_APIC_clock x86_init_noop
 static inline void lapic_update_tsc_freq(void) { }
+static inline void apic_intr_mode_init(void) { }
 #endif /* !CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_X2APIC
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index 39cb8c1ad98e3147711428570e4f8196b9408aac..08585bcbb38ff93f3468dae397862f1fac462553 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -1319,6 +1319,22 @@ void __init init_bsp_APIC(void)
 	apic_write(APIC_LVT1, value);
 }
 
+/* Init the interrupt delivery mode for the BSP */
+void __init apic_intr_mode_init(void)
+{
+	switch (apic_intr_mode_select()) {
+	case APIC_PIC:
+		pr_info("APIC: Keep in PIC mode(8259)\n");
+		return;
+	case APIC_VIRTUAL_WIRE:
+		pr_info("APIC: Switch to virtual wire mode setup\n");
+		return;
+	case APIC_SYMMETRIC_IO:
+		pr_info("APIC: Switch to symmectic I/O mode setup\n");
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
 static void lapic_setup_esr(void)
 {
 	unsigned int oldvalue, value, maxlvt;