diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
index a0c46f061210..80b243c7f0f0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
@@ -380,6 +380,26 @@ struct apic {
  */
 extern struct apic *apic;
 
+/*
+ * APIC drivers are probed based on how they are listed in the .apicdrivers
+ * section. So the order is important and enforced by the ordering
+ * of different apic driver files in the Makefile.
+ *
+ * For the files having two apic drivers, we use apic_drivers()
+ * to enforce the order with in them.
+ */
+#define apic_driver(sym)					\
+	static struct apic *__apicdrivers_##sym __used		\
+	__aligned(sizeof(struct apic *))			\
+	__section(.apicdrivers) = { &sym }
+
+#define apic_drivers(sym1, sym2)					\
+	static struct apic *__apicdrivers_##sym1##sym2[2] __used	\
+	__aligned(sizeof(struct apic *))				\
+	__section(.apicdrivers) = { &sym1, &sym2 }
+
+extern struct apic *__apicdrivers[], *__apicdrivers_end[];
+
 /*
  * APIC functionality to boot other CPUs - only used on SMP:
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile
index 3966b564ea47..767fd04f2843 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile
@@ -2,20 +2,25 @@
 # Makefile for local APIC drivers and for the IO-APIC code
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)	+= apic.o apic_noop.o probe_$(BITS).o ipi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)	+= apic.o apic_noop.o ipi.o
 obj-y				+= hw_nmi.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC)	+= io_apic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		+= ipi.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_64),y)
-obj-y				+= apic_flat_64.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_X2APIC)	+= x2apic_cluster.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_X2APIC)	+= x2apic_phys.o
+# APIC probe will depend on the listing order here
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_UV)		+= x2apic_uv_x.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_X2APIC)	+= x2apic_phys.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_X2APIC)	+= x2apic_cluster.o
+obj-y				+= apic_flat_64.o
 endif
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_BIGSMP)	+= bigsmp_32.o
+# APIC probe will depend on the listing order here
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_NUMAQ)		+= numaq_32.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_ES7000)	+= es7000_32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SUMMIT)	+= summit_32.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_BIGSMP)	+= bigsmp_32.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_ES7000)	+= es7000_32.o
+
+# For 32bit, probe_32 need to be listed last
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)	+= probe_$(BITS).o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
index 025921f03eb3..6ce0f7f08c57 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
@@ -377,3 +377,8 @@ struct apic apic_physflat =  {
 	.wait_icr_idle			= native_apic_wait_icr_idle,
 	.safe_wait_icr_idle		= native_safe_apic_wait_icr_idle,
 };
+
+/*
+ * We need to check for physflat first, so this order is important.
+ */
+apic_drivers(apic_physflat, apic_flat);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
index d84ac5a584b5..cfb13c3e5451 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
@@ -254,3 +254,5 @@ struct apic apic_bigsmp = {
 
 	.x86_32_early_logical_apicid	= bigsmp_early_logical_apicid,
 };
+
+apic_driver(apic_bigsmp);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/es7000_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/es7000_32.c
index 70533de5bd29..80de0d78cbca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/es7000_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/es7000_32.c
@@ -747,3 +747,9 @@ struct apic __refdata apic_es7000 = {
 
 	.x86_32_early_logical_apicid	= es7000_early_logical_apicid,
 };
+
+/*
+ * Need to check for es7000 followed by es7000_cluster, so this order
+ * in apic_drivers is important.
+ */
+apic_drivers(apic_es7000, apic_es7000_cluster);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/numaq_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/numaq_32.c
index 30f13319e24b..4caab0d13d99 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/numaq_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/numaq_32.c
@@ -537,3 +537,5 @@ struct apic __refdata apic_numaq = {
 	.x86_32_early_logical_apicid	= noop_x86_32_early_logical_apicid,
 	.x86_32_numa_cpu_node		= numaq_numa_cpu_node,
 };
+
+apic_driver(apic_numaq);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
index 6541e471fd91..a319b33cfc14 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ struct apic apic_default = {
 	.x86_32_early_logical_apicid	= default_x86_32_early_logical_apicid,
 };
 
+apic_driver(apic_default);
+
 extern struct apic apic_numaq;
 extern struct apic apic_summit;
 extern struct apic apic_bigsmp;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/summit_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/summit_32.c
index 35bcd7d995a1..447ec0fa9aa1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/summit_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/summit_32.c
@@ -552,3 +552,5 @@ struct apic apic_summit = {
 
 	.x86_32_early_logical_apicid	= summit_early_logical_apicid,
 };
+
+apic_driver(apic_summit);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
index f7875d9a18c2..7595c5775a54 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
@@ -264,3 +264,5 @@ struct apic apic_x2apic_cluster = {
 	.wait_icr_idle			= native_x2apic_wait_icr_idle,
 	.safe_wait_icr_idle		= native_safe_x2apic_wait_icr_idle,
 };
+
+apic_driver(apic_x2apic_cluster);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
index 78c8f33a09fa..f7ba21cb3e25 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
@@ -168,3 +168,5 @@ struct apic apic_x2apic_phys = {
 	.wait_icr_idle			= native_x2apic_wait_icr_idle,
 	.safe_wait_icr_idle		= native_safe_x2apic_wait_icr_idle,
 };
+
+apic_driver(apic_x2apic_phys);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
index 6bb80b1c8a7a..b6c629838f00 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
@@ -864,3 +864,5 @@ void __init uv_system_init(void)
 	if (is_kdump_kernel())
 		reboot_type = BOOT_ACPI;
 }
+
+apic_driver(apic_x2apic_uv_x);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 624a2016198e..49927a863cc1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -305,6 +305,13 @@ SECTIONS
 		__iommu_table_end = .;
 	}
 
+	. = ALIGN(8);
+	.apicdrivers : AT(ADDR(.apicdrivers) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+		__apicdrivers = .;
+		*(.apicdrivers);
+		__apicdrivers_end = .;
+	}
+
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 	/*
 	 * .exit.text is discard at runtime, not link time, to deal with