diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel/PIC.h b/kernel/include/kernel/PIC.h
index 31193a3560..d93e0d894b 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel/PIC.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel/PIC.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Kernel
 
 	private:
 		SpinLock m_lock;
-		uint16_t m_reserved_irqs { 0 };
+		uint16_t m_reserved_irqs { 1u << 2 };
 
 		friend class InterruptController;
 	};
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/PCI.cpp b/kernel/kernel/PCI.cpp
index e2ea2b3d79..cc94ea1a70 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/PCI.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/PCI.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,16 @@ namespace Kernel::PCI
 
 	BAN::ErrorOr<void> PCI::Device::reserve_irqs(uint8_t count)
 	{
-		if (m_offset_msi_x.has_value())
+		if (!InterruptController::get().is_using_apic())
+		{
+			if (count > 1)
+			{
+				dwarnln("PIC: could not allocate {} interrupts, (currently) only {} supported", count, 1);
+				return BAN::Error::from_errno(EFAULT);
+			}
+			enable_pin_interrupts();
+		}
+		else if (m_offset_msi_x.has_value())
 		{
 			uint16_t msg_ctrl = read_word(*m_offset_msi_x + 0x02);
 			if (count > (msg_ctrl & 0x7FF) + 1)
@@ -387,15 +396,6 @@ namespace Kernel::PCI
 			write_word(*m_offset_msi + 0x02, msg_ctrl);
 			disable_pin_interrupts();
 		}
-		else if (!InterruptController::get().is_using_apic())
-		{
-			if (count > 1)
-			{
-				dwarnln("PIC: could not allocate {} interrupts, (currently) only {} supported", count, 1);
-				return BAN::Error::from_errno(EFAULT);
-			}
-			enable_pin_interrupts();
-		}
 		else
 		{
 			dwarnln("Could not reserve interrupt for PCI device. No MSI, MSI-X or interrupt line is used");