diff --git a/arch/arm/common/it8152.c b/arch/arm/common/it8152.c
index a7934ba..7bfbab7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/common/it8152.c
+++ b/arch/arm/common/it8152.c
@@ -319,13 +319,6 @@ err0:
 	return -EBUSY;
 }
 
-/*
- * If we set up a device for bus mastering, we need to check the latency
- * timer as we don't have even crappy BIOSes to set it properly.
- * The implementation is from arch/i386/pci/i386.c
- */
-unsigned int pcibios_max_latency = 255;
-
 void pcibios_set_master(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	u8 lat;
diff --git a/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-frv.c b/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-frv.c
index 6b4fb28..6a0cd64 100644
--- a/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-frv.c
+++ b/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-frv.c
@@ -195,12 +195,6 @@ void __init pcibios_resource_survey(void)
 	pcibios_assign_resources();
 }
 
-/*
- *  If we set up a device for bus mastering, we need to check the latency
- *  timer as certain crappy BIOSes forget to set it properly.
- */
-unsigned int pcibios_max_latency = 255;
-
 void pcibios_set_master(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	u8 lat;
diff --git a/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-frv.h b/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-frv.h
index f3fe559..089eeba 100644
--- a/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-frv.h
+++ b/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-frv.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ extern unsigned int __nongpreldata pci_probe;
 
 /* pci-frv.c */
 
-extern unsigned int pcibios_max_latency;
-
 void pcibios_resource_survey(void);
 
 /* pci-vdk.c */
diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/pci.c b/arch/mips/pci/pci.c
index 33bba7b..a6de9b8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/pci.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/pci.c
@@ -204,12 +204,6 @@ static int pcibios_enable_resources(struct pci_dev *dev, int mask)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- *  If we set up a device for bus mastering, we need to check the latency
- *  timer as certain crappy BIOSes forget to set it properly.
- */
-static unsigned int pcibios_max_latency = 255;
-
 void pcibios_set_master(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	u8 lat;
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/unit-asb2305/pci-asb2305.c b/arch/mn10300/unit-asb2305/pci-asb2305.c
index 8e6763e..2b299c4 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/unit-asb2305/pci-asb2305.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/unit-asb2305/pci-asb2305.c
@@ -213,12 +213,6 @@ void __init pcibios_resource_survey(void)
 	pcibios_allocate_resources(1);
 }
 
-/*
- *  If we set up a device for bus mastering, we need to check the latency
- *  timer as certain crappy BIOSes forget to set it properly.
- */
-unsigned int pcibios_max_latency = 255;
-
 void pcibios_set_master(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	u8 lat;
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/unit-asb2305/pci-asb2305.h b/arch/mn10300/unit-asb2305/pci-asb2305.h
index c3fa294..1194fe4 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/unit-asb2305/pci-asb2305.h
+++ b/arch/mn10300/unit-asb2305/pci-asb2305.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ extern unsigned int pci_probe;
 
 /* pci-asb2305.c */
 
-extern unsigned int pcibios_max_latency;
-
 extern void pcibios_resource_survey(void);
 
 /* pci.c */
diff --git a/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci.c b/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci.c
index 194231c..a0c92fd 100644
--- a/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -242,12 +242,6 @@ int pcibios_enable_device(struct pci_dev *dev, int mask)
 	return pci_enable_resources(dev, mask);
 }
 
-/*
- *  If we set up a device for bus mastering, we need to check and set
- *  the latency timer as it may not be properly set.
- */
-static unsigned int pcibios_max_latency = 255;
-
 void pcibios_set_master(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	u8 lat;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pci_x86.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pci_x86.h
index 7045267..497c8a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pci_x86.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pci_x86.h
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ enum pci_bf_sort_state {
 
 /* pci-i386.c */
 
-extern unsigned int pcibios_max_latency;
-
 void pcibios_resource_survey(void);
 void pcibios_set_cache_line_size(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/i386.c b/arch/x86/pci/i386.c
index 494f2e7..5663bc2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/pci/i386.c
+++ b/arch/x86/pci/i386.c
@@ -253,12 +253,6 @@ void __init pcibios_resource_survey(void)
  */
 fs_initcall(pcibios_assign_resources);
 
-/*
- *  If we set up a device for bus mastering, we need to check the latency
- *  timer as certain crappy BIOSes forget to set it properly.
- */
-unsigned int pcibios_max_latency = 255;
-
 void pcibios_set_master(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	u8 lat;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index 466fad6..a50e643 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ enum pcie_bus_config_types pcie_bus_config = PCIE_BUS_PERFORMANCE;
 u8 pci_dfl_cache_line_size __devinitdata = L1_CACHE_BYTES >> 2;
 u8 pci_cache_line_size;
 
+/*
+ * If we set up a device for bus mastering, we need to check the latency
+ * timer as certain BIOSes forget to set it properly.
+ */
+unsigned int pcibios_max_latency = 255;
+
 /**
  * pci_bus_max_busnr - returns maximum PCI bus number of given bus' children
  * @bus: pointer to PCI bus structure to search
@@ -2590,6 +2596,29 @@ static void __pci_set_master(struct pci_dev *dev, bool enable)
 }
 
 /**
+ * pcibios_set_master - enable PCI bus-mastering for device dev
+ * @dev: the PCI device to enable
+ *
+ * Enables PCI bus-mastering for the device.  This is the default
+ * implementation.  Architecture specific implementations can override
+ * this if necessary.
+ */
+void __weak pcibios_set_master(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+	u8 lat;
+
+	pci_read_config_byte(dev, PCI_LATENCY_TIMER, &lat);
+	if (lat < 16)
+		lat = (64 <= pcibios_max_latency) ? 64 : pcibios_max_latency;
+	else if (lat > pcibios_max_latency)
+		lat = pcibios_max_latency;
+	else
+		return;
+	dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, &dev->dev, "setting latency timer to %d\n", lat);
+	pci_write_config_byte(dev, PCI_LATENCY_TIMER, lat);
+}
+
+/**
  * pci_set_master - enables bus-mastering for device dev
  * @dev: the PCI device to enable
  *
diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
index 8c230cb..182b93d 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci.h
@@ -790,8 +790,11 @@ static inline int pci_is_managed(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 }
 
 void pci_disable_device(struct pci_dev *dev);
+
+extern unsigned int pcibios_max_latency;
 void pci_set_master(struct pci_dev *dev);
 void pci_clear_master(struct pci_dev *dev);
+
 int pci_set_pcie_reset_state(struct pci_dev *dev, enum pcie_reset_state state);
 int pci_set_cacheline_size(struct pci_dev *dev);
 #define HAVE_PCI_SET_MWI
@@ -1440,8 +1443,10 @@ extern u8 pci_cache_line_size;
 extern unsigned long pci_hotplug_io_size;
 extern unsigned long pci_hotplug_mem_size;
 
+/* Architecture specific versions may override these (weak) */
 int pcibios_add_platform_entries(struct pci_dev *dev);
 void pcibios_disable_device(struct pci_dev *dev);
+void pcibios_set_master(struct pci_dev *dev);
 int pcibios_set_pcie_reset_state(struct pci_dev *dev,
 				 enum pcie_reset_state state);
 
