diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
index a319b33cfc14..8796e1d25f0c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
@@ -206,14 +206,14 @@ static struct apic *apic_probe[] __initdata = {
 static int cmdline_apic __initdata;
 static int __init parse_apic(char *arg)
 {
-	int i;
+	struct apic **drv;
 
 	if (!arg)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; i++) {
-		if (!strcmp(apic_probe[i]->name, arg)) {
-			apic = apic_probe[i];
+	for (drv = __apicdrivers; drv < __apicdrivers_end; drv++) {
+		if (!strcmp((*drv)->name, arg)) {
+			apic = *drv;
 			cmdline_apic = 1;
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -247,15 +247,16 @@ void __init generic_bigsmp_probe(void)
 void __init generic_apic_probe(void)
 {
 	if (!cmdline_apic) {
-		int i;
-		for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; i++) {
-			if (apic_probe[i]->probe()) {
-				apic = apic_probe[i];
+		struct apic **drv;
+
+		for (drv = __apicdrivers; drv < __apicdrivers_end; drv++) {
+			if ((*drv)->probe()) {
+				apic = *drv;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 		/* Not visible without early console */
-		if (!apic_probe[i])
+		if (drv == __apicdrivers_end)
 			panic("Didn't find an APIC driver");
 	}
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Using APIC driver %s\n", apic->name);
@@ -266,16 +267,16 @@ void __init generic_apic_probe(void)
 int __init
 generic_mps_oem_check(struct mpc_table *mpc, char *oem, char *productid)
 {
-	int i;
+	struct apic **drv;
 
-	for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; ++i) {
-		if (!apic_probe[i]->mps_oem_check)
+	for (drv = __apicdrivers; drv < __apicdrivers_end; drv++) {
+		if (!((*drv)->mps_oem_check))
 			continue;
-		if (!apic_probe[i]->mps_oem_check(mpc, oem, productid))
+		if (!(*drv)->mps_oem_check(mpc, oem, productid))
 			continue;
 
 		if (!cmdline_apic) {
-			apic = apic_probe[i];
+			apic = *drv;
 			printk(KERN_INFO "Switched to APIC driver `%s'.\n",
 			       apic->name);
 		}
@@ -286,16 +287,16 @@ generic_mps_oem_check(struct mpc_table *mpc, char *oem, char *productid)
 
 int __init default_acpi_madt_oem_check(char *oem_id, char *oem_table_id)
 {
-	int i;
+	struct apic **drv;
 
-	for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; ++i) {
-		if (!apic_probe[i]->acpi_madt_oem_check)
+	for (drv = __apicdrivers; drv < __apicdrivers_end; drv++) {
+		if (!(*drv)->acpi_madt_oem_check)
 			continue;
-		if (!apic_probe[i]->acpi_madt_oem_check(oem_id, oem_table_id))
+		if (!(*drv)->acpi_madt_oem_check(oem_id, oem_table_id))
 			continue;
 
 		if (!cmdline_apic) {
-			apic = apic_probe[i];
+			apic = *drv;
 			printk(KERN_INFO "Switched to APIC driver `%s'.\n",
 			       apic->name);
 		}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_64.c
index 39fb42b51f6a..e2c361d0fb96 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_64.c
@@ -54,19 +54,21 @@ static int apicid_phys_pkg_id(int initial_apic_id, int index_msb)
  */
 void __init default_setup_apic_routing(void)
 {
-	int i;
+	struct apic **drv;
 
 	enable_IR_x2apic();
 
-	for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; ++i) {
-		if (apic_probe[i]->probe()) {
-			apic = apic_probe[i];
+	for (drv = __apicdrivers; drv < __apicdrivers_end; drv++) {
+		if ((*drv)->probe && (*drv)->probe()) {
+			if (apic != *drv) {
+				apic = *drv;
+				pr_info("Switched APIC routing to %s.\n",
+					apic->name);
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "APIC routing finalized to %s.\n", apic->name);
-
 	if (is_vsmp_box()) {
 		/* need to update phys_pkg_id */
 		apic->phys_pkg_id = apicid_phys_pkg_id;
@@ -82,13 +84,15 @@ void apic_send_IPI_self(int vector)
 
 int __init default_acpi_madt_oem_check(char *oem_id, char *oem_table_id)
 {
-	int i;
+	struct apic **drv;
 
-	for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; ++i) {
-		if (apic_probe[i]->acpi_madt_oem_check(oem_id, oem_table_id)) {
-			apic = apic_probe[i];
-			printk(KERN_INFO "Setting APIC routing to %s.\n",
-				apic->name);
+	for (drv = __apicdrivers; drv < __apicdrivers_end; drv++) {
+		if ((*drv)->acpi_madt_oem_check(oem_id, oem_table_id)) {
+			if (apic != *drv) {
+				apic = *drv;
+				pr_info("Setting APIC routing to %s.\n",
+					apic->name);
+			}
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}