diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc832x_mds.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc832x_mds.c
index b8d8c914569bef720625cffc1000e01ccbc1f692..972fa8528a8c606614767ec12f2539c8c001cad6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc832x_mds.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc832x_mds.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static void __init mpc832x_sys_init_IRQ(void)
 	if (!np)
 		return;
 
-	qe_ic_init(np, 0);
+	qe_ic_init(np, 0, qe_ic_cascade_low_ipic, qe_ic_cascade_high_ipic);
 	of_node_put(np);
 #endif				/* CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE */
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc832x_rdb.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc832x_rdb.c
index 4da0698487c04b443c55bcd9b0f609d39885509b..fbca336aa0ae8466f0b94cd0c96adf57bca636f3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc832x_rdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc832x_rdb.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void __init mpc832x_rdb_init_IRQ(void)
 	if (!np)
 		return;
 
-	qe_ic_init(np, 0);
+	qe_ic_init(np, 0, qe_ic_cascade_low_ipic, qe_ic_cascade_high_ipic);
 	of_node_put(np);
 #endif				/* CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE */
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc836x_mds.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc836x_mds.c
index 0b18a75e92008b1d3bf627e7169f7adcd158580c..0f3855c95ff5c6c0a4bc5d1caf78bfb2d6561be0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc836x_mds.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc836x_mds.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void __init mpc836x_mds_init_IRQ(void)
 	if (!np)
 		return;
 
-	qe_ic_init(np, 0);
+	qe_ic_init(np, 0, qe_ic_cascade_low_ipic, qe_ic_cascade_high_ipic);
 	of_node_put(np);
 #endif				/* CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE */
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_mds.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_mds.c
index 00f4c3aef78bbaef52bd3a838a5cdfc5a9b08eff..57e840a1c027599bb8a13a68b17d3bb83cc93cc7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_mds.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_mds.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static void __init mpc85xx_mds_pic_init(void)
 	if (!np)
 		return;
 
-	qe_ic_init(np, 0);
+	qe_ic_init(np, 0, qe_ic_cascade_muxed_mpic, NULL);
 	of_node_put(np);
 #endif				/* CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE */
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe_ic.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe_ic.c
index 9a2d1edd050e2a32d9fedc5211075709170cc4a4..e1c0fd6dbc1aaf23400cc385d946602de5831d2d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe_ic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe_ic.c
@@ -321,25 +321,9 @@ unsigned int qe_ic_get_high_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic)
 	return irq_linear_revmap(qe_ic->irqhost, irq);
 }
 
-void qe_ic_cascade_low(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
-{
-	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = desc->handler_data;
-	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_low_irq(qe_ic);
-
-	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
-		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
-}
-
-void qe_ic_cascade_high(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
-{
-	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = desc->handler_data;
-	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_high_irq(qe_ic);
-
-	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
-		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
-}
-
-void __init qe_ic_init(struct device_node *node, unsigned int flags)
+void __init qe_ic_init(struct device_node *node, unsigned int flags,
+		void (*low_handler)(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc),
+		void (*high_handler)(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc))
 {
 	struct qe_ic *qe_ic;
 	struct resource res;
@@ -399,11 +383,12 @@ void __init qe_ic_init(struct device_node *node, unsigned int flags)
 	qe_ic_write(qe_ic->regs, QEIC_CICR, temp);
 
 	set_irq_data(qe_ic->virq_low, qe_ic);
-	set_irq_chained_handler(qe_ic->virq_low, qe_ic_cascade_low);
+	set_irq_chained_handler(qe_ic->virq_low, low_handler);
 
-	if (qe_ic->virq_high != NO_IRQ) {
+	if (qe_ic->virq_high != NO_IRQ &&
+			qe_ic->virq_high != qe_ic->virq_low) {
 		set_irq_data(qe_ic->virq_high, qe_ic);
-		set_irq_chained_handler(qe_ic->virq_high, qe_ic_cascade_high);
+		set_irq_chained_handler(qe_ic->virq_high, high_handler);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/qe_ic.h b/include/asm-powerpc/qe_ic.h
index e386fb7e44b0d928b3829f851fdd43b4ffda0a20..a779b2c9eaf163eb73c0f80faaedd24a1ea7e30f 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/qe_ic.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/qe_ic.h
@@ -56,9 +56,75 @@ enum qe_ic_grp_id {
 	QE_IC_GRP_RISCB		/* QE interrupt controller RISC group B */
 };
 
-void qe_ic_init(struct device_node *node, unsigned int flags);
+void qe_ic_init(struct device_node *node, unsigned int flags,
+		void (*low_handler)(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc),
+		void (*high_handler)(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc));
 void qe_ic_set_highest_priority(unsigned int virq, int high);
 int qe_ic_set_priority(unsigned int virq, unsigned int priority);
 int qe_ic_set_high_priority(unsigned int virq, unsigned int priority, int high);
 
+struct qe_ic;
+unsigned int qe_ic_get_low_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic);
+unsigned int qe_ic_get_high_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic);
+
+static inline void qe_ic_cascade_low_ipic(unsigned int irq,
+					  struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = desc->handler_data;
+	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_low_irq(qe_ic);
+
+	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
+		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
+}
+
+static inline void qe_ic_cascade_high_ipic(unsigned int irq,
+					   struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = desc->handler_data;
+	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_high_irq(qe_ic);
+
+	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
+		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
+}
+
+static inline void qe_ic_cascade_low_mpic(unsigned int irq,
+					  struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = desc->handler_data;
+	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_low_irq(qe_ic);
+
+	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
+		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
+
+	desc->chip->eoi(irq);
+}
+
+static inline void qe_ic_cascade_high_mpic(unsigned int irq,
+					   struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = desc->handler_data;
+	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_high_irq(qe_ic);
+
+	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
+		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
+
+	desc->chip->eoi(irq);
+}
+
+static inline void qe_ic_cascade_muxed_mpic(unsigned int irq,
+					    struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = desc->handler_data;
+	unsigned int cascade_irq;
+
+	cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_high_irq(qe_ic);
+	if (cascade_irq == NO_IRQ)
+		cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_low_irq(qe_ic);
+
+	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
+		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
+
+	desc->chip->eoi(irq);
+}
+
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_QE_IC_H */