diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
index 991654c88eec8635056bef3ae9f536a6e8ff8862..230333157fe384c4171749e2b4eab43e3070a89d 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ void __init initialize_ivt(const void *iva)
 	u32 check = 0;
 	u32 *ivap;
 	u32 *hpmcp;
-	u32 length;
+	u32 length, instr;
 
 	if (strcmp((const char *)iva, "cows can fly"))
 		panic("IVT invalid");
@@ -827,6 +827,14 @@ void __init initialize_ivt(const void *iva)
 	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
 	    *ivap++ = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * Use PDC_INSTR firmware function to get instruction that invokes
+	 * PDCE_CHECK in HPMC handler.  See programming note at page 1-31 of
+	 * the PA 1.1 Firmware Architecture document.
+	 */
+	if (pdc_instr(&instr) == PDC_OK)
+		ivap[0] = instr;
+
 	/* Compute Checksum for HPMC handler */
 	length = os_hpmc_size;
 	ivap[7] = length;