diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_cds.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_cds.c
index e77c869d3916..2a41083aca3c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_cds.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_cds.c
@@ -183,10 +183,6 @@ static void __init mpc85xx_cds_pic_init(void)
 	struct mpic *mpic;
 	struct resource r;
 	struct device_node *np = NULL;
-#if defined(CONFIG_PPC_I8259) && defined(CONFIG_PCI)
-	struct device_node *cascade_node = NULL;
-	int cascade_irq;
-#endif
 
 	np = of_find_node_by_type(np, "open-pic");
 
@@ -210,8 +206,19 @@ static void __init mpc85xx_cds_pic_init(void)
 	of_node_put(np);
 
 	mpic_init(mpic);
+}
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC_I8259) && defined(CONFIG_PCI)
+static int mpc85xx_cds_8259_attach(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct device_node *np = NULL;
+	struct device_node *cascade_node = NULL;
+	int cascade_irq;
+
+	if (!machine_is(mpc85xx_cds))
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Initialize the i8259 controller */
 	for_each_node_by_type(np, "interrupt-controller")
 		if (of_device_is_compatible(np, "chrp,iic")) {
@@ -221,13 +228,13 @@ static void __init mpc85xx_cds_pic_init(void)
 
 	if (cascade_node == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Could not find i8259 PIC\n");
-		return;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	cascade_irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(cascade_node, 0);
 	if (cascade_irq == NO_IRQ) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to map cascade interrupt\n");
-		return;
+		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
 	i8259_init(cascade_node, 0);
@@ -239,14 +246,21 @@ static void __init mpc85xx_cds_pic_init(void)
 	 *  disabled when the last user of the shared IRQ line frees their
 	 *  interrupt.
 	 */
-	if (setup_irq(cascade_irq, &mpc85xxcds_8259_irqaction))
+	if ((ret = setup_irq(cascade_irq, &mpc85xxcds_8259_irqaction))) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to setup cascade interrupt\n");
-	else
-		/* Success. Connect our low-level cascade handler. */
-		set_irq_handler(cascade_irq, mpc85xx_8259_cascade_handler);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_I8259 */
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* Success. Connect our low-level cascade handler. */
+	set_irq_handler(cascade_irq, mpc85xx_8259_cascade_handler);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
+device_initcall(mpc85xx_cds_8259_attach);
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_I8259 */
+
 /*
  * Setup the architecture
  */