diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h
index 9f7356b..ff51046 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ extern int cpu_to_core_id(int cpu);
  * in /proc/interrupts will be wrong!!! --Troy */
 #define PPC_MSG_CALL_FUNCTION   0
 #define PPC_MSG_RESCHEDULE      1
-#define PPC_MSG_UNUSED		2
+#define PPC_MSG_TICK_BROADCAST	2
 #define PPC_MSG_DEBUGGER_BREAK  3
 
 /* for irq controllers that have dedicated ipis per message (4) */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/time.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/time.h
index c1f2676..1d428e6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/time.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/time.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ extern struct clock_event_device decrementer_clockevent;
 struct rtc_time;
 extern void to_tm(int tim, struct rtc_time * tm);
 extern void GregorianDay(struct rtc_time *tm);
+extern void tick_broadcast_ipi_handler(void);
 
 extern void generic_calibrate_decr(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index ee7d76b..e2a4232 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
+#include <asm/hw_irq.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/prom.h>
@@ -145,9 +146,9 @@ static irqreturn_t reschedule_action(int irq, void *data)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static irqreturn_t unused_action(int irq, void *data)
+static irqreturn_t tick_broadcast_ipi_action(int irq, void *data)
 {
-	/* This slot is unused and hence available for use, if needed */
+	tick_broadcast_ipi_handler();
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -168,14 +169,14 @@ static irqreturn_t debug_ipi_action(int irq, void *data)
 static irq_handler_t smp_ipi_action[] = {
 	[PPC_MSG_CALL_FUNCTION] =  call_function_action,
 	[PPC_MSG_RESCHEDULE] = reschedule_action,
-	[PPC_MSG_UNUSED] = unused_action,
+	[PPC_MSG_TICK_BROADCAST] = tick_broadcast_ipi_action,
 	[PPC_MSG_DEBUGGER_BREAK] = debug_ipi_action,
 };
 
 const char *smp_ipi_name[] = {
 	[PPC_MSG_CALL_FUNCTION] =  "ipi call function",
 	[PPC_MSG_RESCHEDULE] = "ipi reschedule",
-	[PPC_MSG_UNUSED] = "ipi unused",
+	[PPC_MSG_TICK_BROADCAST] = "ipi tick-broadcast",
 	[PPC_MSG_DEBUGGER_BREAK] = "ipi debugger",
 };
 
@@ -251,6 +252,8 @@ irqreturn_t smp_ipi_demux(void)
 			generic_smp_call_function_interrupt();
 		if (all & IPI_MESSAGE(PPC_MSG_RESCHEDULE))
 			scheduler_ipi();
+		if (all & IPI_MESSAGE(PPC_MSG_TICK_BROADCAST))
+			tick_broadcast_ipi_handler();
 		if (all & IPI_MESSAGE(PPC_MSG_DEBUGGER_BREAK))
 			debug_ipi_action(0, NULL);
 	} while (info->messages);
@@ -289,6 +292,16 @@ void arch_send_call_function_ipi_mask(const struct cpumask *mask)
 		do_message_pass(cpu, PPC_MSG_CALL_FUNCTION);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
+void tick_broadcast(const struct cpumask *mask)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu;
+
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, mask)
+		do_message_pass(cpu, PPC_MSG_TICK_BROADCAST);
+}
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUGGER) || defined(CONFIG_KEXEC)
 void smp_send_debugger_break(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index b3dab20..3ff97db 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -825,6 +825,11 @@ static void decrementer_set_mode(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 		decrementer_set_next_event(DECREMENTER_MAX, dev);
 }
 
+/* Interrupt handler for the timer broadcast IPI */
+void tick_broadcast_ipi_handler(void)
+{
+}
+
 static void register_decrementer_clockevent(int cpu)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *dec = &per_cpu(decrementers, cpu);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/interrupt.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/interrupt.c
index adf3726..8a106b4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/interrupt.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void iic_request_IPIs(void)
 {
 	iic_request_ipi(PPC_MSG_CALL_FUNCTION);
 	iic_request_ipi(PPC_MSG_RESCHEDULE);
-	iic_request_ipi(PPC_MSG_UNUSED);
+	iic_request_ipi(PPC_MSG_TICK_BROADCAST);
 	iic_request_ipi(PPC_MSG_DEBUGGER_BREAK);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/smp.c
index 00d1a7c..b358bec 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/smp.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int __init ps3_smp_probe(void)
 
 		BUILD_BUG_ON(PPC_MSG_CALL_FUNCTION    != 0);
 		BUILD_BUG_ON(PPC_MSG_RESCHEDULE       != 1);
-		BUILD_BUG_ON(PPC_MSG_UNUSED	      != 2);
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(PPC_MSG_TICK_BROADCAST   != 2);
 		BUILD_BUG_ON(PPC_MSG_DEBUGGER_BREAK   != 3);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < MSG_COUNT; i++) {
