diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
index 7b4eccffd002275f5d0aff0a0c731e50469eb091..89b35c1813141c41172295325d8684c4d88c568b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void __init htab_initialize(void)
 
 	htab_hash_mask = pteg_count - 1;
 
-	if (platform_is_lpar()) {
+	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR)) {
 		/* Using a hypervisor which owns the htab */
 		htab_address = NULL;
 		_SDR1 = 0; 
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ void __init htab_initialize(void)
 
 void htab_initialize_secondary(void)
 {
-	if (!platform_is_lpar())
+	if (!firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
 		mtspr(SPRN_SDR1, _SDR1);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_power4.c b/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_power4.c
index 659a021da0c7b35ab9005c57dd981fce81f04996..4b06e53eb9b4bb0d4b7c521cc2fa0fdd97abb62b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_power4.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_power4.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/oprofile.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <asm/firmware.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ static unsigned long get_pc(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	mmcra = mfspr(SPRN_MMCRA);
 
 	/* Were we in the hypervisor? */
-	if (platform_is_lpar() && (mmcra & MMCRA_SIHV))
+	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR) && (mmcra & MMCRA_SIHV))
 		/* function descriptor madness */
 		return *((unsigned long *)hypervisor_bucket);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/setup.c
index 3ecc4a652d82e55425f6d3c3b8441266e389e316..b08c3686f9035a155759e81654508648c9dedd0c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/setup.c
@@ -303,8 +303,6 @@ static void __init iSeries_init_early(void)
 {
 	DBG(" -> iSeries_init_early()\n");
 
-	ppc64_firmware_features = FW_FEATURE_ISERIES;
-
 	ppc64_interrupt_controller = IC_ISERIES;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD)
@@ -711,7 +709,13 @@ void __init iSeries_init_IRQ(void) { }
 
 static int __init iseries_probe(int platform)
 {
-	return PLATFORM_ISERIES_LPAR == platform;
+	if (PLATFORM_ISERIES_LPAR != platform)
+		return 0;
+
+	ppc64_firmware_features |= FW_FEATURE_ISERIES;
+	ppc64_firmware_features |= FW_FEATURE_LPAR;
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 struct machdep_calls __initdata iseries_md = {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/iommu.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/iommu.c
index 57930e23cc7460d9125063df55a56d9f32d685eb..2643078433f0123f8997c7f98823934e7b1feadb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/iommu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/iommu.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ void iommu_init_early_pSeries(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (platform_is_lpar()) {
+	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR)) {
 		if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_MULTITCE)) {
 			ppc_md.tce_build = tce_buildmulti_pSeriesLP;
 			ppc_md.tce_free	 = tce_freemulti_pSeriesLP;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
index 149751a3742a725eabb23f2dc882b572233d31e6..44d5c7fdcd9704d1b294f070799ae4d7409cf521 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static void __init pSeries_setup_arch(void)
 		ppc_md.idle_loop = default_idle;
 	}
 
-	if (platform_is_lpar())
+	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
 		ppc_md.enable_pmcs = pseries_lpar_enable_pmcs;
 	else
 		ppc_md.enable_pmcs = power4_enable_pmcs;
@@ -324,12 +324,12 @@ static void __init pSeries_init_early(void)
 
 	fw_feature_init();
 	
-	if (platform_is_lpar())
+	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
 		hpte_init_lpar();
 	else
 		hpte_init_native();
 
-	if (platform_is_lpar())
+	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
 		find_udbg_vterm();
 
 	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_DABR))
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ static int __init pSeries_probe(int platform)
 	 * it here ...
 	 */
 
+	if (platform == PLATFORM_PSERIES_LPAR)
+		ppc64_firmware_features |= FW_FEATURE_LPAR;
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -524,7 +527,7 @@ static void pseries_shared_idle(void)
 
 static int pSeries_pci_probe_mode(struct pci_bus *bus)
 {
-	if (platform_is_lpar())
+	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
 		return PCI_PROBE_DEVTREE;
 	return PCI_PROBE_NORMAL;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/smp.c
index 8d710af50756602f10c0c37480f70285d54008af..3cf78a6cd27c32d55659cec05350ed28f8835a86 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/smp.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void __init smp_init_pSeries(void)
 	smp_ops->cpu_die = pSeries_cpu_die;
 
 	/* Processors can be added/removed only on LPAR */
-	if (platform_is_lpar())
+	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
 		pSeries_reconfig_notifier_register(&pSeries_smp_nb);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/xics.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/xics.c
index fd823c7c9ac88e6db77d9d912750819df682ccd3..eb86cdb9b80248a5f1b77b6e07298119583d4966 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/xics.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/xics.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/radix-tree.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <asm/firmware.h>
 #include <asm/prom.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
@@ -536,7 +537,7 @@ void xics_init_IRQ(void)
 		of_node_put(np);
 	}
 
-	if (platform_is_lpar())
+	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
 		ops = &pSeriesLP_ops;
 	else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/firmware.h b/include/asm-powerpc/firmware.h
index b7791a1b05db872010acb36a6b6d4aace80f4aab..ce3788224ed0e1f8cfdc0d3ad886cb9dfd0a9f4e 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/firmware.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/firmware.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #define FW_FEATURE_MULTITCE	(1UL<<19)
 #define FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR	(1UL<<20)
 #define FW_FEATURE_ISERIES	(1UL<<21)
+#define FW_FEATURE_LPAR		(1UL<<22)
 
 enum {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
@@ -51,10 +52,10 @@ enum {
 		FW_FEATURE_MIGRATE | FW_FEATURE_PERFMON | FW_FEATURE_CRQ |
 		FW_FEATURE_VIO | FW_FEATURE_RDMA | FW_FEATURE_LLAN |
 		FW_FEATURE_BULK | FW_FEATURE_XDABR | FW_FEATURE_MULTITCE |
-		FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR,
+		FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR | FW_FEATURE_LPAR,
 	FW_FEATURE_PSERIES_ALWAYS = 0,
-	FW_FEATURE_ISERIES_POSSIBLE = FW_FEATURE_ISERIES,
-	FW_FEATURE_ISERIES_ALWAYS = FW_FEATURE_ISERIES,
+	FW_FEATURE_ISERIES_POSSIBLE = FW_FEATURE_ISERIES | FW_FEATURE_LPAR,
+	FW_FEATURE_ISERIES_ALWAYS = FW_FEATURE_ISERIES | FW_FEATURE_LPAR,
 	FW_FEATURE_POSSIBLE =
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES
 		FW_FEATURE_PSERIES_POSSIBLE |
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/processor.h b/include/asm-powerpc/processor.h
index 415fa393b00c554de51282b6a5f6db09ed050a77..1c64a211cf191fe29626daacda7e55d8b297c510 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/processor.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #define platform_is_pseries()	(_machine == PLATFORM_PSERIES || \
 				 _machine == PLATFORM_PSERIES_LPAR)
-#define platform_is_lpar()	(!!(_machine & PLATFORM_LPAR))
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC_MULTIPLATFORM)
 extern int _machine;