diff --git a/arch/ia64/pci/pci.c b/arch/ia64/pci/pci.c
index 0b30ca006286..9ba32b2d96d0 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/pci/pci.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/pci/pci.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ pcibios_align_resource (void *data, struct resource *res,
 char * __init
 pcibios_setup (char *str)
 {
-	return NULL;
+	return str;
 }
 
 int