diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/i8253.c b/drivers/clocksource/i8253.c
index 9c38895542f4..d4350bb10b83 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/i8253.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/i8253.c
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
 DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(i8253_lock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i8253_lock);
 
+/*
+ * Handle PIT quirk in pit_shutdown() where zeroing the counter register
+ * restarts the PIT, negating the shutdown. On platforms with the quirk,
+ * platform specific code can set this to false.
+ */
+bool i8253_clear_counter_on_shutdown __ro_after_init = true;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CLKSRC_I8253
 /*
  * Since the PIT overflows every tick, its not very useful
@@ -109,8 +116,11 @@ static int pit_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 	raw_spin_lock(&i8253_lock);
 
 	outb_p(0x30, PIT_MODE);
-	outb_p(0, PIT_CH0);
-	outb_p(0, PIT_CH0);
+
+	if (i8253_clear_counter_on_shutdown) {
+		outb_p(0, PIT_CH0);
+		outb_p(0, PIT_CH0);
+	}
 
 	raw_spin_unlock(&i8253_lock);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/i8253.h b/include/linux/i8253.h
index e6bb36a97519..8336b2f6f834 100644
--- a/include/linux/i8253.h
+++ b/include/linux/i8253.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define PIT_LATCH	((PIT_TICK_RATE + HZ/2) / HZ)
 
 extern raw_spinlock_t i8253_lock;
+extern bool i8253_clear_counter_on_shutdown;
 extern struct clock_event_device i8253_clockevent;
 extern void clockevent_i8253_init(bool oneshot);