diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_remapping.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_remapping.h
index f1afa04c3f6a..fb99a73d0d9f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_remapping.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_remapping.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern void compose_remapped_msi_msg(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 				     unsigned int irq, unsigned int dest,
 				     struct msi_msg *msg, u8 hpet_id);
 extern int setup_hpet_msi_remapped(unsigned int irq, unsigned int id);
+extern void panic_if_irq_remap(const char *msg);
 
 #else  /* CONFIG_IRQ_REMAP */
 
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ static inline int setup_hpet_msi_remapped(unsigned int irq, unsigned int id)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
+
+static inline void panic_if_irq_remap(const char *msg)
+{
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_IRQ_REMAP */
 
 #endif /* __X86_IRQ_REMAPPING_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 9a7131f29c83..aa2b75360115 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -2777,8 +2777,7 @@ static inline void __init check_timer(void)
 	 * 8259A.
 	 */
 	if (pin1 == -1) {
-		if (irq_remapping_enabled)
-			panic("BIOS bug: timer not connected to IO-APIC");
+		panic_if_irq_remap("BIOS bug: timer not connected to IO-APIC");
 		pin1 = pin2;
 		apic1 = apic2;
 		no_pin1 = 1;
@@ -2810,8 +2809,7 @@ static inline void __init check_timer(void)
 				clear_IO_APIC_pin(0, pin1);
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (irq_remapping_enabled)
-			panic("timer doesn't work through Interrupt-remapped IO-APIC");
+		panic_if_irq_remap("timer doesn't work through Interrupt-remapped IO-APIC");
 		local_irq_disable();
 		clear_IO_APIC_pin(apic1, pin1);
 		if (!no_pin1)
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c b/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c
index 886ad67987fd..ebd02bf98062 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c
@@ -321,3 +321,9 @@ int setup_hpet_msi_remapped(unsigned int irq, unsigned int id)
 
 	return remap_ops->setup_hpet_msi(irq, id);
 }
+
+void panic_if_irq_remap(const char *msg)
+{
+	if (irq_remapping_enabled)
+		panic(msg);
+}