int i;
        for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; ++i) { 
                if (apic_probe[i]->mps_oem_check(mpc,oem,productid)) { 
-                       genapic = apic_probe[i];
-                       printk(KERN_INFO "Switched to APIC driver `%s'.\n", 
-                              genapic->name);
+                       if (!cmdline_apic) {
+                               genapic = apic_probe[i];
+                               printk(KERN_INFO "Switched to APIC driver `%s'.\n",
+                                      genapic->name);
+                       }
                        return 1;
                } 
        } 
        int i;
        for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; ++i) { 
                if (apic_probe[i]->acpi_madt_oem_check(oem_id, oem_table_id)) { 
-                       genapic = apic_probe[i];
-                       printk(KERN_INFO "Switched to APIC driver `%s'.\n", 
-                              genapic->name);
+                       if (!cmdline_apic) {
+                               genapic = apic_probe[i];
+                               printk(KERN_INFO "Switched to APIC driver `%s'.\n",
+                                      genapic->name);
+                       }
                        return 1;
                } 
        }