diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index ab2ed9afd3c2..5c291df30fe3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -481,11 +481,7 @@ void __do_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (unlikely(!irq))
 		__this_cpu_inc(irq_stat.spurious_irqs);
 	else
-		do {
-			generic_handle_irq(irq);
-
-			irq = ppc_md.get_irq();
-		} while (irq);
+		generic_handle_irq(irq);
 
 	trace_irq_exit(regs);