diff --git a/arch/ppc/syslib/open_pic.c b/arch/ppc/syslib/open_pic.c
index b45d8268bf93e84619b1d44382d19688d11aa204..ad39b86ca92ca545c879c951307a05c3f0404208 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/syslib/open_pic.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/syslib/open_pic.c
@@ -370,8 +370,9 @@ void __init openpic_init(int offset)
 	/* Initialize IPI interrupts */
 	if ( ppc_md.progress ) ppc_md.progress("openpic: ipi",0x3bb);
 	for (i = 0; i < OPENPIC_NUM_IPI; i++) {
-		/* Disabled, Priority 10..13 */
-		openpic_initipi(i, 10+i, OPENPIC_VEC_IPI+i+offset);
+		/* Disabled, increased priorities 10..13 */
+		openpic_initipi(i, OPENPIC_PRIORITY_IPI_BASE+i,
+				OPENPIC_VEC_IPI+i+offset);
 		/* IPIs are per-CPU */
 		irq_desc[OPENPIC_VEC_IPI+i+offset].status |= IRQ_PER_CPU;
 		irq_desc[OPENPIC_VEC_IPI+i+offset].handler = &open_pic_ipi;
@@ -399,8 +400,9 @@ void __init openpic_init(int offset)
 		if (sense & IRQ_SENSE_MASK)
 			irq_desc[i+offset].status = IRQ_LEVEL;
 
-		/* Enabled, Priority 8 */
-		openpic_initirq(i, 8, i+offset, (sense & IRQ_POLARITY_MASK),
+		/* Enabled, Default priority */
+		openpic_initirq(i, OPENPIC_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, i+offset,
+				(sense & IRQ_POLARITY_MASK),
 				(sense & IRQ_SENSE_MASK));
 		/* Processor 0 */
 		openpic_mapirq(i, CPU_MASK_CPU0, CPU_MASK_NONE);
@@ -655,6 +657,18 @@ static void __init openpic_maptimer(u_int timer, cpumask_t cpumask)
 		      cpus_addr(phys)[0]);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Change the priority of an interrupt
+ */
+void __init
+openpic_set_irq_priority(u_int irq, u_int pri)
+{
+	check_arg_irq(irq);
+	openpic_safe_writefield(&ISR[irq - open_pic_irq_offset]->Vector_Priority,
+				OPENPIC_PRIORITY_MASK,
+				pri << OPENPIC_PRIORITY_SHIFT);
+}
+
 /*
  * Initalize the interrupt source which will generate an NMI.
  * This raises the interrupt's priority from 8 to 9.
@@ -665,9 +679,7 @@ void __init
 openpic_init_nmi_irq(u_int irq)
 {
 	check_arg_irq(irq);
-	openpic_safe_writefield(&ISR[irq - open_pic_irq_offset]->Vector_Priority,
-				OPENPIC_PRIORITY_MASK,
-				9 << OPENPIC_PRIORITY_SHIFT);
+	openpic_set_irq_priority(irq, OPENPIC_PRIORITY_NMI);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
index b941ee220997adbc96b50b48862d0e47c687afda..5375df03c6f3132e516fd6af1febb49d5fda8cba 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
 #include <asm/backlight.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
+#include <asm/open_pic.h>
+#endif
+
 /* Some compile options */
 #undef SUSPEND_USES_PMU
 #define DEBUG_SLEEP
@@ -407,6 +411,12 @@ static int __init via_pmu_start(void)
 	batt_req.complete = 1;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
+	if (pmu_kind == PMU_KEYLARGO_BASED)
+		openpic_set_irq_priority(vias->intrs[0].line,
+					 OPENPIC_PRIORITY_DEFAULT + 1);
+#endif
+
 	if (request_irq(vias->intrs[0].line, via_pmu_interrupt, 0, "VIA-PMU",
 			(void *)0)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "VIA-PMU: can't get irq %d\n",
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/open_pic.h b/include/asm-ppc/open_pic.h
index dbe853319741e9e96049b7c6c6c9f089284e6ff6..7848aa610c05676ee8bb4f769718bdc1a852ffb4 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/open_pic.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/open_pic.h
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 #define OPENPIC_VEC_IPI		118	/* and up */
 #define OPENPIC_VEC_SPURIOUS	255
 
+/* Priorities */
+#define OPENPIC_PRIORITY_IPI_BASE	10
+#define OPENPIC_PRIORITY_DEFAULT	4
+#define OPENPIC_PRIORITY_NMI		9
+
 /* OpenPIC IRQ controller structure */
 extern struct hw_interrupt_type open_pic;
 
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ extern int epic_serial_mode;
 extern void openpic_set_sources(int first_irq, int num_irqs, void __iomem *isr);
 extern void openpic_init(int linux_irq_offset);
 extern void openpic_init_nmi_irq(u_int irq);
+extern void openpic_set_irq_priority(u_int irq, u_int pri);
 extern void openpic_hookup_cascade(u_int irq, char *name,
 				   int (*cascade_fn)(struct pt_regs *));
 extern u_int openpic_irq(void);