diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/misc.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/misc.c
index d75c981..c09a135 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/misc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/misc.c
@@ -93,24 +93,9 @@ void __init mpc83xx_ipic_init_IRQ(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE
-void __init mpc83xx_qe_init_IRQ(void)
-{
-	struct device_node *np;
-
-	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,qe-ic");
-	if (!np) {
-		np = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "qeic");
-		if (!np)
-			return;
-	}
-	qe_ic_init(np, 0, qe_ic_cascade_low_ipic, qe_ic_cascade_high_ipic);
-	of_node_put(np);
-}
-
 void __init mpc83xx_ipic_and_qe_init_IRQ(void)
 {
 	mpc83xx_ipic_init_IRQ();
-	mpc83xx_qe_init_IRQ();
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE */
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c
index ac191a7..1b385ac 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ void __init corenet_gen_pic_init(void)
 	unsigned int flags = MPIC_BIG_ENDIAN | MPIC_SINGLE_DEST_CPU |
 		MPIC_NO_RESET;
 
-	struct device_node *np;
-
 	if (ppc_md.get_irq == mpic_get_coreint_irq)
 		flags |= MPIC_ENABLE_COREINT;
 
@@ -50,13 +48,6 @@ void __init corenet_gen_pic_init(void)
 	BUG_ON(mpic == NULL);
 
 	mpic_init(mpic);
-
-	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,qe-ic");
-	if (np) {
-		qe_ic_init(np, 0, qe_ic_cascade_low_mpic,
-				qe_ic_cascade_high_mpic);
-		of_node_put(np);
-	}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_mds.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_mds.c
index d7e440e..06f34a9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_mds.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_mds.c
@@ -283,20 +283,6 @@ static void __init mpc85xx_mds_qeic_init(void)
 		of_node_put(np);
 		return;
 	}
-
-	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,qe-ic");
-	if (!np) {
-		np = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "qeic");
-		if (!np)
-			return;
-	}
-
-	if (machine_is(p1021_mds))
-		qe_ic_init(np, 0, qe_ic_cascade_low_mpic,
-				qe_ic_cascade_high_mpic);
-	else
-		qe_ic_init(np, 0, qe_ic_cascade_muxed_mpic, NULL);
-	of_node_put(np);
 }
 #else
 static void __init mpc85xx_mds_qe_init(void) { }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_rdb.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_rdb.c
index 1006950..000d385 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_rdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_rdb.c
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ void __init mpc85xx_rdb_pic_init(void)
 {
 	struct mpic *mpic;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE
-	struct device_node *np;
-#endif
-
 	if (of_machine_is_compatible("fsl,MPC85XXRDB-CAMP")) {
 		mpic = mpic_alloc(NULL, 0, MPIC_NO_RESET |
 			MPIC_BIG_ENDIAN |
@@ -66,18 +62,6 @@ void __init mpc85xx_rdb_pic_init(void)
 
 	BUG_ON(mpic == NULL);
 	mpic_init(mpic);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE
-	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,qe-ic");
-	if (np) {
-		qe_ic_init(np, 0, qe_ic_cascade_low_mpic,
-				qe_ic_cascade_high_mpic);
-		of_node_put(np);
-
-	} else
-		pr_err("%s: Could not find qe-ic node\n", __func__);
-#endif
-
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/twr_p102x.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/twr_p102x.c
index 360f625..6be9b33 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/twr_p102x.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/twr_p102x.c
@@ -35,26 +35,12 @@ static void __init twr_p1025_pic_init(void)
 {
 	struct mpic *mpic;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE
-	struct device_node *np;
-#endif
-
 	mpic = mpic_alloc(NULL, 0, MPIC_BIG_ENDIAN |
 			MPIC_SINGLE_DEST_CPU,
 			0, 256, " OpenPIC  ");
 
 	BUG_ON(mpic == NULL);
 	mpic_init(mpic);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE
-	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,qe-ic");
-	if (np) {
-		qe_ic_init(np, 0, qe_ic_cascade_low_mpic,
-				qe_ic_cascade_high_mpic);
-		of_node_put(np);
-	} else
-		pr_err("Could not find qe-ic node\n");
-#endif
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-qeic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-qeic.c
index 9b4660c..8287c22 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-qeic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-qeic.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -598,4 +599,16 @@ static int __init init_qe_ic_sysfs(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int __init qeic_of_init(struct device_node *node,
+			       struct device_node *parent)
+{
+	if (!node)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	qe_ic_init(node, 0, qe_ic_cascade_low_mpic,
+		   qe_ic_cascade_high_mpic);
+	of_node_put(node);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+IRQCHIP_DECLARE(qeic, "fsl,qe-ic", qeic_of_init);
 subsys_initcall(init_qe_ic_sysfs);
