diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_mid_powerbtn.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_mid_powerbtn.c
index f1ae5078b7ec..0903a883e9f4 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_mid_powerbtn.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_mid_powerbtn.c
@@ -23,21 +23,27 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
-
-#include <asm/intel_scu_ipc.h>
+#include <linux/mfd/intel_msic.h>
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME "msic_power_btn"
 
-#define MSIC_PB_STATUS	0x3f
 #define MSIC_PB_LEVEL	(1 << 3) /* 1 - release, 0 - press */
 
+/*
+ * MSIC document ti_datasheet defines the 1st bit reg 0x21 is used to mask
+ * power button interrupt
+ */
+#define MSIC_PWRBTNM    (1 << 0)
+
 static irqreturn_t mfld_pb_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct input_dev *input = dev_id;
 	int ret;
 	u8 pbstat;
 
-	ret = intel_scu_ipc_ioread8(MSIC_PB_STATUS, &pbstat);
+	ret = intel_msic_reg_read(INTEL_MSIC_PBSTATUS, &pbstat);
+	dev_dbg(input->dev.parent, "PB_INT status= %d\n", pbstat);
+
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(input->dev.parent, "Read error %d while reading"
 			       " MSIC_PB_STATUS\n", ret);
@@ -88,6 +94,24 @@ static int __devinit mfld_pb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, input);
+
+	/*
+	 * SCU firmware might send power button interrupts to IA core before
+	 * kernel boots and doesn't get EOI from IA core. The first bit of
+	 * MSIC reg 0x21 is kept masked, and SCU firmware doesn't send new
+	 * power interrupt to Android kernel. Unmask the bit when probing
+	 * power button in kernel.
+	 * There is a very narrow race between irq handler and power button
+	 * initialization. The race happens rarely. So we needn't worry
+	 * about it.
+	 */
+	error = intel_msic_reg_update(INTEL_MSIC_IRQLVL1MSK, 0, MSIC_PWRBTNM);
+	if (error) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to clear power button interrupt, "
+				"error: %d\n", error);
+		goto err_free_irq;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_free_irq: