diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc8xx_pic.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc8xx_pic.c
index 3e828b20c21e..2842f9d63d21 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc8xx_pic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc8xx_pic.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ unsigned int mpc8xx_get_irq(void)
 	irq = in_be32(&siu_reg->sc_sivec) >> 26;
 
 	if (irq == PIC_VEC_SPURRIOUS)
-		irq = 0;
+		return 0;
 
         return irq_linear_revmap(mpc8xx_pic_host, irq);