--- net-snmp-5.7/agent/mibgroup/if-mib/data_access/interface_linux.c.orig	2011-07-02 00:35:46.000000000 +0200
+++ net-snmp-5.7/agent/mibgroup/if-mib/data_access/interface_linux.c	2011-08-07 21:10:45.760672551 +0200
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_PCI_LOOKUP_NAME
 #include <pci/pci.h>
 static struct pci_access *pci_access;
+static int _net_snmp_pci_status = 1;
+
+static void _net_snmp_pci_error(char *msg, ...)
+{
+  va_list args;
+
+  va_start(args, msg);
+  snmp_log(LOG_ERR, "pcilib: ");
+  snmp_vlog(LOG_ERR, msg, args);
+  snmp_log(LOG_ERR, "\n");
+  _net_snmp_pci_status = 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LINUX_ETHTOOL_H
@@ -146,9 +158,15 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_PCI_LOOKUP_NAME
     pci_access = pci_alloc();
-    if (pci_access)
+    if (pci_access) {
+	pci_access->error = _net_snmp_pci_error;
 	pci_init(pci_access);
-    else
+	if (_net_snmp_pci_status == 0) {
+	    pci_cleanup(pci_access);
+	    pci_access = NULL;
+	    snmp_log(LOG_ERR, "Unable to create pci access method (libpci)\n");
+	}
+    } else
 	snmp_log(LOG_ERR, "Unable to create pci access method\n");
 #endif
 }