diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/dbell.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/dbell.h
index ced7e487ca27..0893ab9343a6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/dbell.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/dbell.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum ppc_dbell {
 
 extern void doorbell_message_pass(int target, int msg);
 extern void doorbell_exception(struct pt_regs *regs);
+extern void doorbell_check_self(void);
 extern void doorbell_setup_this_cpu(void);
 
 static inline void ppc_msgsnd(enum ppc_dbell type, u32 flags, u32 tag)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/dbell.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/dbell.c
index f7b518894c80..3307a52d797f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/dbell.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/dbell.c
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ out:
 	set_irq_regs(old_regs);
 }
 
+void doorbell_check_self(void)
+{
+	struct doorbell_cpu_info *info = &__get_cpu_var(doorbell_cpu_info);
+
+	if (!info->messages)
+		return;
+
+	ppc_msgsnd(PPC_DBELL, 0, info->tag);
+}
+
 #else /* CONFIG_SMP */
 void doorbell_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index 2f6dc7faf6de..8f96d3198905 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ notrace void raw_local_irq_restore(unsigned long en)
 		return;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_BOOKE) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
-	/* Check for pending doorbell interrupts on SMP */
-	doorbell_exception(NULL);
+	/* Check for pending doorbell interrupts and resend to ourself */
+	doorbell_check_self();
 #endif
 
 	/*