diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
index aa701cc..4e54a09 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
@@ -1395,4 +1395,25 @@
 		break;
 	}
 }
+
+int __init smp_mpic_probe(void)
+{
+	int nr_cpus;
+
+	DBG("smp_mpic_probe()...\n");
+
+	nr_cpus = cpus_weight(cpu_possible_map);
+
+	DBG("nr_cpus: %d\n", nr_cpus);
+
+	if (nr_cpus > 1)
+		mpic_request_ipis();
+
+	return nr_cpus;
+}
+
+void __devinit smp_mpic_setup_cpu(int cpu)
+{
+	mpic_setup_this_cpu();
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */