diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
index c660e7d..02b4d24 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 static struct mpic *mpic_primary;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(mpic_lock);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC32	/* XXX for now */
+#define distribute_irqs	CONFIG_IRQ_ALL_CPUS
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Register accessor functions