diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/bios32.c b/arch/arm/kernel/bios32.c
index f3fd52b33e3d..8d7c22d7dff8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/bios32.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/bios32.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <asm/mach/pci.h>
 
 static int debug_pci;
-static int use_firmware;
 
 /*
  * We can't use pci_find_device() here since we are
@@ -537,7 +536,7 @@ void __init pci_common_init(struct hw_pci *hw)
 	list_for_each_entry(sys, &hw->buses, node) {
 		struct pci_bus *bus = sys->bus;
 
-		if (!use_firmware) {
+		if (!pci_has_flag(PCI_PROBE_ONLY)) {
 			/*
 			 * Size the bridge windows.
 			 */
@@ -575,7 +574,7 @@ char * __init pcibios_setup(char *str)
 		debug_pci = 1;
 		return NULL;
 	} else if (!strcmp(str, "firmware")) {
-		use_firmware = 1;
+		pci_add_flags(PCI_PROBE_ONLY);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	return str;