diff --git a/src/arch/x86/interrupts.cc b/src/arch/x86/interrupts.cc
index 9983d7305..ad9d483c7 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/interrupts.cc
+++ b/src/arch/x86/interrupts.cc
@@ -597,9 +597,10 @@ X86ISA::Interrupts::setReg(ApicRegIndex reg, uint32_t val)
                            curTick() + (newCount + 1) *
                            clockPeriod() - offset, true);
             } else {
-                reschedule(apicTimerEvent,
-                           curTick() + newCount *
-                           clockPeriod(), true);
+                if (newCount)
+                    reschedule(apicTimerEvent,
+                               curTick() + newCount *
+                               clockPeriod(), true);
             }
         }
         break;
diff --git a/src/dev/x86/i8042.cc b/src/dev/x86/i8042.cc
index 1fc50db15..c0bd34ad2 100644
--- a/src/dev/x86/i8042.cc
+++ b/src/dev/x86/i8042.cc
@@ -411,10 +411,12 @@ X86ISA::I8042::write(PacketPtr pkt)
           case ReadOutputPort:
             panic("i8042 \"Read output port\" command not implemented.\n");
           case WriteOutputPort:
-            panic("i8042 \"Write output port\" command not implemented.\n");
+            warn("i8042 \"Write output port\" command not implemented.\n");
+            lastCommand = WriteOutputPort;
           case WriteKeyboardOutputBuff:
-            panic("i8042 \"Write keyboard output buffer\" "
+            warn("i8042 \"Write keyboard output buffer\" "
                     "command not implemented.\n");
+            lastCommand = WriteKeyboardOutputBuff;
           case WriteMouseOutputBuff:
             DPRINTF(I8042, "Got command to write to mouse output buffer.\n");
             lastCommand = WriteMouseOutputBuff;
@@ -432,7 +434,7 @@ X86ISA::I8042::write(PacketPtr pkt)
           case SystemReset:
             panic("i8042 \"System reset\" command not implemented.\n");
           default:
-            panic("Write to unknown i8042 "
+            warn("Write to unknown i8042 "
                     "(keyboard controller) command port.\n");
         }
     } else {