diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hpet.c b/xen/arch/x86/hpet.c
index 0759eae055..2f54d31889 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/hpet.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hpet.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static int hpet_msi_write(struct hpet_event_channel *ch, struct msi_msg *msg)
 {
     ch->msi.msg = *msg;
 
-    if ( iommu_intremap )
+    if ( iommu_intremap != iommu_intremap_off )
     {
         int rc = iommu_update_ire_from_msi(&ch->msi, msg);
 
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int __init hpet_setup_msi_irq(struct hpet_event_channel *ch)
     u32 cfg = hpet_read32(HPET_Tn_CFG(ch->idx));
     irq_desc_t *desc = irq_to_desc(ch->msi.irq);
 
-    if ( iommu_intremap )
+    if ( iommu_intremap != iommu_intremap_off )
     {
         ch->msi.hpet_id = hpet_blockid;
         ret = iommu_setup_hpet_msi(&ch->msi);
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static int __init hpet_setup_msi_irq(struct hpet_event_channel *ch)
         ret = __hpet_setup_msi_irq(desc);
     if ( ret < 0 )
     {
-        if ( iommu_intremap )
+        if ( iommu_intremap != iommu_intremap_off )
             iommu_update_ire_from_msi(&ch->msi, NULL);
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/msi.c b/xen/arch/x86/msi.c
index e721aaf5c0..3009ce109f 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/msi.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/msi.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static int write_msi_msg(struct msi_desc *entry, struct msi_msg *msg)
 {
     entry->msg = *msg;
 
-    if ( iommu_intremap )
+    if ( iommu_intremap != iommu_intremap_off )
     {
         int rc;
 
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ int msi_free_irq(struct msi_desc *entry)
             destroy_irq(entry[nr].irq);
 
         /* Free the unused IRTE if intr remap enabled */
-        if ( iommu_intremap )
+        if ( iommu_intremap != iommu_intremap_off )
             iommu_update_ire_from_msi(entry + nr, NULL);
     }
 
diff --git a/xen/drivers/passthrough/amd/iommu_init.c b/xen/drivers/passthrough/amd/iommu_init.c
index 358c8cbad9..6c0dc2d5cb 100644
--- a/xen/drivers/passthrough/amd/iommu_init.c
+++ b/xen/drivers/passthrough/amd/iommu_init.c
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ int __init amd_iommu_init(bool xt)
             goto error_out;
     }
 
-    if ( iommu_intremap )
+    if ( iommu_intremap != iommu_intremap_off )
         register_keyhandler('V', &amd_iommu_dump_intremap_tables,
                             "dump IOMMU intremap tables", 0);
 
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ int __init amd_iommu_init_late(void)
 
     /* Further initialize the device table(s). */
     pci_init = true;
-    if ( iommu_intremap )
+    if ( iommu_intremap != iommu_intremap_off )
         rc = iterate_ivrs_mappings(amd_iommu_setup_device_table);
 
     for_each_amd_iommu ( iommu )
diff --git a/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.c b/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.c
index c7110af7c9..e13be244c1 100644
--- a/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.c
+++ b/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.c
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ static int __must_check init_vtd_hw(bool resume)
     /*
      * Enable interrupt remapping
      */  
-    if ( iommu_intremap )
+    if ( iommu_intremap != iommu_intremap_off )
     {
         int apic;
         for ( apic = 0; apic < nr_ioapics; apic++ )
@@ -2556,7 +2556,7 @@ static int __must_check init_vtd_hw(bool resume)
             }
         }
     }
-    if ( iommu_intremap )
+    if ( iommu_intremap != iommu_intremap_off )
     {
         for_each_drhd_unit ( drhd )
         {
diff --git a/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/quirks.c b/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/quirks.c
index 5a56565ea8..950dcd56ef 100644
--- a/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/quirks.c
+++ b/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/quirks.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ void __init platform_quirks_init(void)
     map_igd_reg();
 
     /* Tylersburg interrupt remap quirk */
-    if ( iommu_intremap )
+    if ( iommu_intremap != iommu_intremap_off )
         tylersburg_intremap_quirk();
 }
 
diff --git a/xen/include/xen/iommu.h b/xen/include/xen/iommu.h
index 92db6f124f..442ae5322d 100644
--- a/xen/include/xen/iommu.h
+++ b/xen/include/xen/iommu.h
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ extern uint8_t iommu_quarantine;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
 extern enum __packed iommu_intremap {
-   /*
-    * In order to allow traditional boolean uses of the iommu_intremap
-    * variable, the "off" value has to come first (yielding a value of zero).
-    */
    iommu_intremap_off,
    /*
     * Interrupt remapping enabled, but only able to generate interrupts