diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/io_init.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/io_init.c
index a4c78152b336..6dbb7fca1c57 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/io_init.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/io_init.c
@@ -467,6 +467,13 @@ void sn_pci_fixup_slot(struct pci_dev *dev)
 		pcidev_info->pdi_sn_irq_info = NULL;
 		kfree(sn_irq_info);
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * MSI currently not supported on altix.  Remove this when
+	 * the MSI abstraction patches are integrated into the kernel
+	 * (sometime after 2.6.16 releases)
+	 */
+	dev->no_msi = 1;
 }
 
 /*