diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/wii.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/wii.c
index ef2b02b5e9d3b218c14208a4f9f89483b925ba96..419a88938b0a088a6676ead299aa16fcc7cfb133 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/wii.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/wii.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #define HW_GPIO_BASE(idx)	(idx * 0x20)
 #define HW_GPIO_OUT(idx)	(HW_GPIO_BASE(idx) + 0)
 #define HW_GPIO_DIR(idx)	(HW_GPIO_BASE(idx) + 4)
+#define HW_GPIO_OWNER		(HW_GPIO_BASE(1) + 0x1c)
 
 #define HW_GPIO_SHUTDOWN	(1<<1)
 #define HW_GPIO_SLOT_LED	(1<<5)
@@ -176,6 +177,12 @@ static void wii_power_off(void)
 	local_irq_disable();
 
 	if (hw_gpio) {
+		/*
+		 * set the owner of the shutdown pin to ARM, because it is
+		 * accessed through the registers for the ARM, below
+		 */
+		clrbits32(hw_gpio + HW_GPIO_OWNER, HW_GPIO_SHUTDOWN);
+
 		/* make sure that the poweroff GPIO is configured as output */
 		setbits32(hw_gpio + HW_GPIO_DIR(1), HW_GPIO_SHUTDOWN);