diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h
index c9aac24b02e2..32b394f3b854 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ static inline void hard_irq_disable(void)
 	get_paca()->irq_happened |= PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS;
 }
 
+/* include/linux/interrupt.h needs hard_irq_disable to be a macro */
+#define hard_irq_disable	hard_irq_disable
+
 /*
  * This is called by asynchronous interrupts to conditionally
  * re-enable hard interrupts when soft-disabled after having