diff --git a/drivers/edac/cell_edac.c b/drivers/edac/cell_edac.c
index 887072f5dc8b..cd2e3b8087e7 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/cell_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/cell_edac.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 #undef DEBUG
 
+#include <linux/edac.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
@@ -164,6 +165,8 @@ static int __devinit cell_edac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (regs == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	edac_op_state = EDAC_OPSTATE_POLL;
+
 	/* Get channel population */
 	reg = in_be64(&regs->mic_mnt_cfg);
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "MIC_MNT_CFG = 0x%016lx\n", reg);