diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
index 9c506ba08cdcb4691e32b4d40b7a5ec3a2090894..827aada391f2dbeab936926236b2381c8d8d87c1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ static inline void halt_mfc_decr(struct spu_state *csa, struct spu *spu)
 	 *     Write MFC_CNTL[Dh] set to a '1' to halt
 	 *     the decrementer.
 	 */
-	out_be64(&priv2->mfc_control_RW, MFC_CNTL_DECREMENTER_HALTED);
+	out_be64(&priv2->mfc_control_RW,
+		 MFC_CNTL_DECREMENTER_HALTED | MFC_CNTL_SUSPEND_MASK);
 	eieio();
 }
 
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h b/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h
index 42d88a6d2dfd021497195d00773e007a96845815..a034f03b810706bdf699ab6f50a60165d979088f 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ struct spu_priv2 {
 #define MFC_CNTL_RESUME_DMA_QUEUE		(0ull << 0)
 #define MFC_CNTL_SUSPEND_DMA_QUEUE		(1ull << 0)
 #define MFC_CNTL_SUSPEND_DMA_QUEUE_MASK		(1ull << 0)
+#define MFC_CNTL_SUSPEND_MASK			(1ull << 4)
 #define MFC_CNTL_NORMAL_DMA_QUEUE_OPERATION	(0ull << 8)
 #define MFC_CNTL_SUSPEND_IN_PROGRESS		(1ull << 8)
 #define MFC_CNTL_SUSPEND_COMPLETE		(3ull << 8)