diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index b351342f1faf..1d4104855296 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ static unsigned int max_cstate __read_mostly = ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_POWER;
 module_param(max_cstate, uint, 0000);
 static unsigned int nocst __read_mostly;
 module_param(nocst, uint, 0000);
+static int bm_check_disable __read_mostly;
+module_param(bm_check_disable, uint, 0000);
 
 static unsigned int latency_factor __read_mostly = 2;
 module_param(latency_factor, uint, 0644);
@@ -763,6 +765,9 @@ static int acpi_idle_bm_check(void)
 {
 	u32 bm_status = 0;
 
+	if (bm_check_disable)
+		return 0;
+
 	acpi_read_bit_register(ACPI_BITREG_BUS_MASTER_STATUS, &bm_status);
 	if (bm_status)
 		acpi_write_bit_register(ACPI_BITREG_BUS_MASTER_STATUS, 1);