diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/setup.c
index 32a614cacf2483f2f1d398eb3deafcf8f224c71a..ffd96e94748102589c69cb3a9d82dbd4c73048fb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/setup.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static __init void pas_init_IRQ(void)
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "OpenPIC addr: %lx\n", openpic_addr);
 
 	mpic = mpic_alloc(mpic_node, openpic_addr,
-			  MPIC_PRIMARY|MPIC_LARGE_VECTORS,
+			  MPIC_PRIMARY|MPIC_LARGE_VECTORS|MPIC_WANTS_RESET,
 			  0, 0, " PAS-OPIC  ");
 	BUG_ON(!mpic);