diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-msglog.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-msglog.c
index d26da19a611f..d3b6e135c18b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-msglog.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-msglog.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/barrier.h>
 
+#include "powernv.h"
+
 /* OPAL in-memory console. Defined in OPAL source at core/console.c */
 struct memcons {
 	__be64 magic;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/powernv.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/powernv.h
index 1aa51c4fa904..11df4e16a1cc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/powernv.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/powernv.h
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 #ifndef _POWERNV_H
 #define _POWERNV_H
 
+/*
+ * There's various hacks scattered throughout the generic powerpc arch code
+ * that needs to call into powernv platform stuff. The prototypes for those
+ * functions are in asm/powernv.h
+ */
+#include <asm/powernv.h>
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 extern void pnv_smp_init(void);
 #else