diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
index 0e166ed4cd16..8209744b2829 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
@@ -886,25 +886,25 @@ int mpic_set_irq_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned int flow_type)
 
 	/* Default: read HW settings */
 	if (flow_type == IRQ_TYPE_DEFAULT) {
-		switch(vold & (MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_POLARITY_MASK) |
-			       MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_SENSE_MASK))) {
-			case MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_SENSE_EDGE) |
-			     MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_POLARITY_POSITIVE):
-				flow_type = IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING;
-				break;
-			case MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_SENSE_EDGE) |
-			     MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_POLARITY_NEGATIVE):
-				flow_type = IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING;
-				break;
-			case MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_SENSE_LEVEL) |
-			     MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_POLARITY_POSITIVE):
-				flow_type = IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH;
-				break;
-			case MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_SENSE_LEVEL) |
-			     MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_POLARITY_NEGATIVE):
-				flow_type = IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW;
-				break;
-		}
+		int vold_ps;
+
+		vold_ps = vold & (MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_POLARITY_MASK) |
+				  MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_SENSE_MASK));
+
+		if (vold_ps == (MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_SENSE_EDGE) |
+				MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_POLARITY_POSITIVE)))
+			flow_type = IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING;
+		else if	(vold_ps == (MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_SENSE_EDGE) |
+				     MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_POLARITY_NEGATIVE)))
+			flow_type = IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING;
+		else if (vold_ps == (MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_SENSE_LEVEL) |
+				     MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_POLARITY_POSITIVE)))
+			flow_type = IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH;
+		else if (vold_ps == (MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_SENSE_LEVEL) |
+				     MPIC_INFO(VECPRI_POLARITY_NEGATIVE)))
+			flow_type = IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW;
+		else
+			WARN_ONCE(1, "mpic: unknown IRQ type %d\n", vold);
 	}
 
 	/* Apply to irq desc */