diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c index 6dc33d19fc2abcfcf1c6ce3726c5cbf4adcf49a6..58f0917bd6b624a0c021d8de43f08cfdd370eda5 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c @@ -2081,8 +2081,13 @@ unsigned long __init prom_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, prom_printf("copying OF device tree ...\n"); flatten_device_tree(); - /* in case stdin is USB and still active on IBM machines... */ - prom_close_stdin(); + /* + * in case stdin is USB and still active on IBM machines... + * Unfortunately quiesce crashes on some powermacs if we have + * closed stdin already (in particular the powerbook 101). + */ + if (RELOC(of_platform) != PLATFORM_POWERMAC) + prom_close_stdin(); /* * Call OF "quiesce" method to shut down pending DMA's from