diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_event.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_event.c
index 92dd84c124f1..4cb375c0f8d1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_event.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_event.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ static int eeh_event_handler(void * dummy)
 	struct eeh_dev *edev;
 
 	set_task_comm(current, "eehd");
-	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&eeh_eventlist_lock, flags);
 	event = NULL;
@@ -83,6 +82,7 @@ static int eeh_event_handler(void * dummy)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "EEH: Detected PCI bus error on device %s\n",
 	       eeh_pci_name(edev->pdev));
 
+	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);	/* Don't add to load average */
 	edev = handle_eeh_events(event);
 
 	eeh_clear_slot(eeh_dev_to_of_node(edev), EEH_MODE_RECOVERING);