diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c b/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c
index 2c4813b47e57a5603e7bec605129b8890d68c3de..178f4e9bac9d14c84a5046b6c967982000120f73 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c
@@ -268,10 +268,22 @@ static int i8259A_suspend(struct sys_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int i8259A_shutdown(struct sys_device *dev)
+{
+	/* Put the i8259A into a quiescent state that
+	 * the kernel initialization code can get it
+	 * out of.
+	 */
+	outb(0xff, 0x21);	/* mask all of 8259A-1 */
+	outb(0xff, 0xA1);	/* mask all of 8259A-1 */
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct sysdev_class i8259_sysdev_class = {
 	set_kset_name("i8259"),
 	.suspend = i8259A_suspend,
 	.resume = i8259A_resume,
+	.shutdown = i8259A_shutdown,
 };
 
 static struct sys_device device_i8259A = {