diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
index 48b08eb9d9e4..b212ae12e5ac 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  *   written by Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
  */
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
@@ -1139,3 +1140,30 @@ static int __init edac_devinit(void)
 	return err;
 }
 device_initcall(edac_devinit);
+
+static void __initdata *octeon_dummy_iospace;
+
+static int __init octeon_no_pci_init(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Initially assume there is no PCI. The PCI/PCIe platform code will
+	 * later re-initialize these to correct values if they are present.
+	 */
+	octeon_dummy_iospace = vzalloc(IO_SPACE_LIMIT);
+	set_io_port_base((unsigned long)octeon_dummy_iospace);
+	ioport_resource.start = MAX_RESOURCE;
+	ioport_resource.end = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+core_initcall(octeon_no_pci_init);
+
+static int __init octeon_no_pci_release(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Release the allocated memory if a real IO space is there.
+	 */
+	if ((unsigned long)octeon_dummy_iospace != mips_io_port_base)
+		vfree(octeon_dummy_iospace);
+	return 0;
+}
+late_initcall(octeon_no_pci_release);
diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/pci-octeon.c b/arch/mips/pci/pci-octeon.c
index 95c2ea815cac..59cccd95688b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/pci-octeon.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/pci-octeon.c
@@ -586,15 +586,16 @@ static int __init octeon_pci_setup(void)
 	else
 		octeon_dma_bar_type = OCTEON_DMA_BAR_TYPE_BIG;
 
-	/* PCI I/O and PCI MEM values */
-	set_io_port_base(OCTEON_PCI_IOSPACE_BASE);
-	ioport_resource.start = 0;
-	ioport_resource.end = OCTEON_PCI_IOSPACE_SIZE - 1;
 	if (!octeon_is_pci_host()) {
 		pr_notice("Not in host mode, PCI Controller not initialized\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/* PCI I/O and PCI MEM values */
+	set_io_port_base(OCTEON_PCI_IOSPACE_BASE);
+	ioport_resource.start = 0;
+	ioport_resource.end = OCTEON_PCI_IOSPACE_SIZE - 1;
+
 	pr_notice("%s Octeon big bar support\n",
 		  (octeon_dma_bar_type ==
 		  OCTEON_DMA_BAR_TYPE_BIG) ? "Enabling" : "Disabling");