diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/valleyview.c b/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/valleyview.c
index 610e9d9b1d..225ea38acc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/valleyview.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/valleyview.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ int arch_cpu_init(void)
 
 int arch_misc_init(void)
 {
-	pirq_init();
-
-	return 0;
+	return pirq_init();
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/irq.c b/arch/x86/cpu/irq.c
index 6be2f81734..35b29f69d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/irq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/irq.c
@@ -225,17 +225,22 @@ static int create_pirq_routing_table(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void pirq_init(void)
+int pirq_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	cpu_irq_init();
 
-	if (create_pirq_routing_table()) {
+	ret = create_pirq_routing_table();
+	if (ret) {
 		debug("Failed to create pirq routing table\n");
-	} else {
-		/* Route PIRQ */
-		pirq_route_irqs(pirq_routing_table->slots,
-				get_irq_slot_count(pirq_routing_table));
+		return ret;
 	}
+	/* Route PIRQ */
+	pirq_route_irqs(pirq_routing_table->slots,
+			get_irq_slot_count(pirq_routing_table));
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 u32 write_pirq_routing_table(u32 addr)
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/qemu.c b/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/qemu.c
index 64634a9229..7c03e0295b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/qemu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/qemu.c
@@ -41,7 +41,5 @@ void reset_cpu(ulong addr)
 
 int arch_misc_init(void)
 {
-	pirq_init();
-
-	return 0;
+	return pirq_init();
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/quark/quark.c b/arch/x86/cpu/quark/quark.c
index 20cc09e113..12ac3761d2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/quark/quark.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/quark/quark.c
@@ -174,7 +174,5 @@ void cpu_irq_init(void)
 
 int arch_misc_init(void)
 {
-	pirq_init();
-
-	return 0;
+	return pirq_init();
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/queensbay/tnc.c b/arch/x86/cpu/queensbay/tnc.c
index de50893e6f..c4656422e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/queensbay/tnc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/queensbay/tnc.c
@@ -80,7 +80,5 @@ void cpu_irq_init(void)
 
 int arch_misc_init(void)
 {
-	pirq_init();
-
-	return 0;
+	return pirq_init();
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq.h
index 4de5512ce1..6697da3b85 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq.h
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ void cpu_irq_init(void);
  *
  * This initializes the PIRQ routing on the platform and configures all PCI
  * devices' interrupt line register to a working IRQ number on the 8259 PIC.
+ *
+ * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
  */
-void pirq_init(void);
+int pirq_init(void);
 
 #endif /* _ARCH_IRQ_H_ */