diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c
index fbd871e69754..a8877c4e10ad 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@
 #include <asm/udbg.h>
 #include <asm/mpic.h>
 #include <asm/ehv_pic.h>
+#include <asm/qe_ic.h>
 
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <sysdev/fsl_soc.h>
 #include <sysdev/fsl_pci.h>
 #include "smp.h"
+#include "mpc85xx.h"
 
 void __init corenet_gen_pic_init(void)
 {
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ void __init corenet_gen_pic_init(void)
 	unsigned int flags = MPIC_BIG_ENDIAN | MPIC_SINGLE_DEST_CPU |
 		MPIC_NO_RESET;
 
+	struct device_node *np;
+
 	if (ppc_md.get_irq == mpic_get_coreint_irq)
 		flags |= MPIC_ENABLE_COREINT;
 
@@ -45,6 +49,13 @@ void __init corenet_gen_pic_init(void)
 	BUG_ON(mpic == NULL);
 
 	mpic_init(mpic);
+
+	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,qe-ic");
+	if (np) {
+		qe_ic_init(np, 0, qe_ic_cascade_low_mpic,
+				qe_ic_cascade_high_mpic);
+		of_node_put(np);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -57,6 +68,8 @@ void __init corenet_gen_setup_arch(void)
 	swiotlb_detect_4g();
 
 	pr_info("%s board from Freescale Semiconductor\n", ppc_md.name);
+
+	mpc85xx_qe_init();
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id of_device_ids[] = {
@@ -81,6 +94,9 @@ static const struct of_device_id of_device_ids[] = {
 	{
 		.compatible	= "fsl,qoriq-pcie-v3.0",
 	},
+	{
+		.compatible	= "fsl,qe",
+	},
 	/* The following two are for the Freescale hypervisor */
 	{
 		.name		= "hypervisor",