diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c
index 92a8020f3502e409b432cec62169cdc555d66543..8a77f5c4159e31de87231770323df1e7c792c05f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ static int __init pnv_init_idle_states(void)
 	}
 
 	pnv_alloc_idle_core_states();
+
+	if (supported_cpuidle_states & OPAL_PM_NAP_ENABLED)
+		ppc_md.power_save = power7_idle;
 out_free:
 	kfree(flags);
 out:
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
index ee6430bedcc3181edd39615097be788f8fae7155..8492bbbcfc0812400fe342a5a5208023626372f1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ define_machine(powernv) {
 	.get_proc_freq          = pnv_get_proc_freq,
 	.progress		= pnv_progress,
 	.machine_shutdown	= pnv_shutdown,
-	.power_save             = power7_idle,
+	.power_save             = NULL,
 	.calibrate_decr		= generic_calibrate_decr,
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
 	.kexec_cpu_down		= pnv_kexec_cpu_down,