diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c b/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c
index a60358fe9a49..a97847da9ed5 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/desc.h>
 #include <asm/i8253.h>
+#include <asm/paravirt.h>
 
 #include "io_ports.h"
 
@@ -2235,7 +2236,7 @@ static int __init apm_init(void)
 
 	dmi_check_system(apm_dmi_table);
 
-	if (apm_info.bios.version == 0) {
+	if (apm_info.bios.version == 0 || paravirt_enabled()) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "apm: BIOS not found.\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c
index 81a6c83d89a6..80066ad792f7 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c
@@ -530,7 +530,8 @@ static int __init pnpbios_init(void)
 	if (check_legacy_ioport(PNPBIOS_BASE))
 		return -ENODEV;
 #endif
-	if (pnpbios_disabled || dmi_check_system(pnpbios_dmi_table)) {
+	if (pnpbios_disabled || dmi_check_system(pnpbios_dmi_table) ||
+	    paravirt_enabled()) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "PnPBIOS: Disabled\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}