diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 9c39095b33fc..52d7013785fe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -751,6 +751,11 @@ config X86_MCE_AMD
 	   Additional support for AMD specific MCE features such as
 	   the DRAM Error Threshold.
 
+config X86_MCE_THRESHOLD
+	depends on X86_MCE_AMD || X86_MCE_INTEL
+	bool
+	default y
+
 config X86_MCE_NONFATAL
 	tristate "Check for non-fatal errors on AMD Athlon/Duron / Intel Pentium 4"
 	depends on X86_32 && X86_MCE
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
index 39136c497c5e..125cd8714622 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
@@ -135,5 +135,7 @@ extern void mcheck_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c);
 #define mcheck_init(c) do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
+extern void (*mce_threshold_vector)(void);
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_MCE_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/Makefile
index d7d2323bbb69..b2f89829bbe8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/Makefile
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_X86_32)		+= k7.o p4.o p5.o p6.o winchip.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MCE_INTEL)	+= mce_intel_64.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MCE_AMD)	+= mce_amd_64.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MCE_NONFATAL)	+= non-fatal.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MCE_THRESHOLD) += threshold.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd_64.c
index e82c8208b81e..49705be98209 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd_64.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ static unsigned char shared_bank[NR_BANKS] = {
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned char, bank_map);	/* see which banks are on */
 
+static void amd_threshold_interrupt(void);
+
 /*
  * CPU Initialization
  */
@@ -174,6 +176,8 @@ void mce_amd_feature_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 			tr.reset = 0;
 			tr.old_limit = 0;
 			threshold_restart_bank(&tr);
+
+			mce_threshold_vector = amd_threshold_interrupt;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -187,16 +191,12 @@ void mce_amd_feature_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
  * the interrupt goes off when error_count reaches threshold_limit.
  * the handler will simply log mcelog w/ software defined bank number.
  */
-asmlinkage void mce_threshold_interrupt(void)
+static void amd_threshold_interrupt(void)
 {
 	unsigned int bank, block;
 	struct mce m;
 	u32 low = 0, high = 0, address = 0;
 
-	ack_APIC_irq();
-	exit_idle();
-	irq_enter();
-
 	mce_setup(&m);
 
 	/* assume first bank caused it */
@@ -241,13 +241,10 @@ asmlinkage void mce_threshold_interrupt(void)
 				       + bank * NR_BLOCKS
 				       + block;
 				mce_log(&m);
-				goto out;
+				return;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-out:
-	inc_irq_stat(irq_threshold_count);
-	irq_exit();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/threshold.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/threshold.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4319142413d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/threshold.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* Common corrected MCE threshold handler code */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <asm/mce.h>
+#include <asm/irq_vectors.h>
+#include <asm/idle.h>
+
+static void default_threshold_interrupt(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_ERR "Unexpected threshold interrupt at vector %x\n",
+			 THRESHOLD_APIC_VECTOR);
+}
+
+void (*mce_threshold_vector)(void) = default_threshold_interrupt;
+
+asmlinkage void mce_threshold_interrupt(void)
+{
+	ack_APIC_irq();
+	exit_idle();
+	irq_enter();
+	inc_irq_stat(irq_threshold_count);
+	mce_threshold_vector();
+	irq_exit();
+}