diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.h b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.h
index 913101980827..798c48d0d32c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct hvc_struct {
 	struct winsize ws;
 	struct work_struct tty_resize;
 	struct list_head next;
+	unsigned long flags;
 };
 
 /* implemented by a low level driver */
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_irq.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_irq.c
index c9adb0559f61..bc7a96874637 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_irq.c
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ static irqreturn_t hvc_handle_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 	/* if hvc_poll request a repoll, then kick the hvcd thread */
 	if (hvc_poll(dev_instance))
 		hvc_kick();
+
+	/*
+	 * We're safe to always return IRQ_HANDLED as the hvcd thread will
+	 * iterate through each hvc_struct.
+	 */
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -28,8 +33,8 @@ int notifier_add_irq(struct hvc_struct *hp, int irq)
 		hp->irq_requested = 0;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	rc = request_irq(irq, hvc_handle_interrupt, 0,
-			   "hvc_console", hp);
+	rc = request_irq(irq, hvc_handle_interrupt, hp->flags,
+			"hvc_console", hp);
 	if (!rc)
 		hp->irq_requested = 1;
 	return rc;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
index 47b54c6aefd2..b7cd0ae7d927 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ static int hvc_opal_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	hp = hvc_alloc(termno, irq, ops, MAX_VIO_PUT_CHARS);
 	if (IS_ERR(hp))
 		return PTR_ERR(hp);
+
+	/* hvc consoles on powernv may need to share a single irq */
+	hp->flags = IRQF_SHARED;
 	dev_set_drvdata(&dev->dev, hp);
 
 	return 0;