diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h
index 437aa8d..51c7826 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ extern int mp_irq_entries;
 /* MP IRQ source entries */
 extern struct mpc_intsrc mp_irqs[MAX_IRQ_SOURCES];
 
-/* 1 if "noapic" boot option passed */
-extern int skip_ioapic_setup;
+/* True if "noapic" boot option passed */
+extern bool ioapic_is_disabled;
 
 /* 1 if "noapic" boot option passed */
 extern int noioapicquirk;
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ extern unsigned long io_apic_irqs;
  * assignment of PCI IRQ's.
  */
 #define io_apic_assign_pci_irqs \
-	(mp_irq_entries && !skip_ioapic_setup && io_apic_irqs)
+	(mp_irq_entries && !ioapic_is_disabled && io_apic_irqs)
 
 struct irq_cfg;
 extern void ioapic_insert_resources(void);
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ extern void print_IO_APICs(void);
 #define IO_APIC_IRQ(x)		0
 #define io_apic_assign_pci_irqs 0
 #define setup_ioapic_ids_from_mpc x86_init_noop
+#define nr_ioapics		(0)
 static inline void ioapic_insert_resources(void) { }
 static inline int arch_early_ioapic_init(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void print_IO_APICs(void) {}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
index 21b542a..38a5298 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ static int __init acpi_parse_madt_ioapic_entries(void)
 	/*
 	 * if "noapic" boot option, don't look for IO-APICs
 	 */
-	if (skip_ioapic_setup) {
+	if (ioapic_is_disabled) {
 		pr_info("Skipping IOAPIC probe due to 'noapic' option.\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index a9dd903..cffec1f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ static void setup_local_APIC(void)
 	 * TODO: set up through-local-APIC from through-I/O-APIC? --macro
 	 */
 	value = apic_read(APIC_LVT0) & APIC_LVT_MASKED;
-	if (!cpu && (pic_mode || !value || skip_ioapic_setup)) {
+	if (!cpu && (pic_mode || !value || ioapic_is_disabled)) {
 		value = APIC_DM_EXTINT;
 		apic_printk(APIC_VERBOSE, "enabled ExtINT on CPU#%d\n", cpu);
 	} else {
@@ -1956,7 +1956,7 @@ void __init enable_IR_x2apic(void)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret, ir_stat;
 
-	if (skip_ioapic_setup) {
+	if (ioapic_is_disabled) {
 		pr_info("Not enabling interrupt remapping due to skipped IO-APIC setup\n");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -2956,11 +2956,11 @@ early_param("nolapic_timer", parse_nolapic_timer);
 static int __init apic_set_verbosity(char *arg)
 {
 	if (!arg)  {
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-		skip_ioapic_setup = 0;
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_32))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		ioapic_is_disabled = false;
 		return 0;
-#endif
-		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (strcmp("debug", arg) == 0)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 4241dc2..48975d5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ int mp_bus_id_to_type[MAX_MP_BUSSES];
 
 DECLARE_BITMAP(mp_bus_not_pci, MAX_MP_BUSSES);
 
-int skip_ioapic_setup;
+bool ioapic_is_disabled __ro_after_init;
 
 /**
  * disable_ioapic_support() - disables ioapic support at runtime
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void disable_ioapic_support(void)
 	noioapicquirk = 1;
 	noioapicreroute = -1;
 #endif
-	skip_ioapic_setup = 1;
+	ioapic_is_disabled = true;
 }
 
 static int __init parse_noapic(char *str)
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ static int __acpi_get_override_irq(u32 gsi, bool *trigger, bool *polarity)
 {
 	int ioapic, pin, idx;
 
-	if (skip_ioapic_setup)
+	if (ioapic_is_disabled)
 		return -1;
 
 	ioapic = mp_find_ioapic(gsi);
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ void __init enable_IO_APIC(void)
 	int i8259_apic, i8259_pin;
 	int apic, pin;
 
-	if (skip_ioapic_setup)
+	if (ioapic_is_disabled)
 		nr_ioapics = 0;
 
 	if (!nr_legacy_irqs() || !nr_ioapics)
@@ -2399,7 +2399,7 @@ void __init setup_IO_APIC(void)
 {
 	int ioapic;
 
-	if (skip_ioapic_setup || !nr_ioapics)
+	if (ioapic_is_disabled || !nr_ioapics)
 		return;
 
 	io_apic_irqs = nr_legacy_irqs() ? ~PIC_IRQS : ~0UL;
@@ -2715,7 +2715,7 @@ void __init io_apic_init_mappings(void)
 				       "address found in MPTABLE, "
 				       "disabling IO/APIC support!\n");
 				smp_found_config = 0;
-				skip_ioapic_setup = 1;
+				ioapic_is_disabled = true;
 				goto fake_ioapic_page;
 			}
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c
index cef78b8..c6b42c6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static void __init xen_pv_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
 	unsigned cpu;
 
-	if (skip_ioapic_setup) {
+	if (ioapic_is_disabled) {
 		char *m = (max_cpus == 0) ?
 			"The nosmp parameter is incompatible with Xen; " \
 			"use Xen dom0_max_vcpus=1 parameter" :
