diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c
index faab09a..60e08b9 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -228,6 +228,41 @@
 }
 core_initcall(print_banner);
 
+static struct resource reserve_ioports = {
+	.start = 0,
+	.end = IO_SPACE_LIMIT,
+	.name = "paravirt-ioport",
+	.flags = IORESOURCE_IO | IORESOURCE_BUSY,
+};
+
+static struct resource reserve_iomem = {
+	.start = 0,
+	.end = -1,
+	.name = "paravirt-iomem",
+	.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM | IORESOURCE_BUSY,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Reserve the whole legacy IO space to prevent any legacy drivers
+ * from wasting time probing for their hardware.  This is a fairly
+ * brute-force approach to disabling all non-virtual drivers.
+ *
+ * Note that this must be called very early to have any effect.
+ */
+int paravirt_disable_iospace(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = request_resource(&ioport_resource, &reserve_ioports);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		ret = request_resource(&iomem_resource, &reserve_iomem);
+		if (ret)
+			release_resource(&reserve_ioports);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 struct paravirt_ops paravirt_ops = {
 	.name = "bare hardware",
 	.paravirt_enabled = 0,
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/paravirt.h b/include/asm-i386/paravirt.h
index 7868569..690ada2 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/paravirt.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/paravirt.h
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@
 unsigned paravirt_patch_insns(void *site, unsigned len,
 			      const char *start, const char *end);
 
+int paravirt_disable_iospace(void);
 
 /*
  * This generates an indirect call based on the operation type number.