diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/setup.c
index 22e10d282c7f..7c7fe441d623 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/setup.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void __init sn_setup(char **cmdline_p)
 {
 	long status, ticks_per_sec, drift;
 	int pxm;
-	int major = sn_sal_rev_major(), minor = sn_sal_rev_minor();
+	u32 version = sn_sal_rev();
 	extern void sn_cpu_init(void);
 
 	ia64_sn_plat_set_error_handling_features();
@@ -308,22 +308,21 @@ void __init sn_setup(char **cmdline_p)
 	 * support here so we don't have to listen to failed keyboard probe
 	 * messages.
 	 */
-	if ((major < 2 || (major == 2 && minor <= 9)) &&
-	    acpi_kbd_controller_present) {
+	if (version <= 0x0209 && acpi_kbd_controller_present) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling legacy keyboard support as prom "
 		       "is too old and doesn't provide FADT\n");
 		acpi_kbd_controller_present = 0;
 	}
 
-	printk("SGI SAL version %x.%02x\n", major, minor);
+	printk("SGI SAL version %x.%02x\n", version >> 8, version & 0x00FF);
 
 	/*
 	 * Confirm the SAL we're running on is recent enough...
 	 */
-	if ((major < SN_SAL_MIN_MAJOR) || (major == SN_SAL_MIN_MAJOR &&
-					   minor < SN_SAL_MIN_MINOR)) {
+	if (version < SN_SAL_MIN_VERSION) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "This kernel needs SGI SAL version >= "
-		       "%x.%02x\n", SN_SAL_MIN_MAJOR, SN_SAL_MIN_MINOR);
+		       "%x.%02x\n", SN_SAL_MIN_VERSION >> 8,
+		        SN_SAL_MIN_VERSION & 0x00FF);
 		panic("PROM version too old\n");
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/pci/tioca_provider.c b/arch/ia64/sn/pci/tioca_provider.c
index 05aa8c2fe9bb..51cc4e63092c 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/pci/tioca_provider.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/pci/tioca_provider.c
@@ -589,8 +589,7 @@ tioca_bus_fixup(struct pcibus_bussoft *prom_bussoft)
 
 	/* sanity check prom rev */
 
-	if (sn_sal_rev_major() < 4 ||
-	    (sn_sal_rev_major() == 4 && sn_sal_rev_minor() < 6)) {
+	if (sn_sal_rev() < 0x0406) {
 		printk
 		    (KERN_ERR "%s:  SGI prom rev 4.06 or greater required "
 		     "for tioca support\n", __FUNCTION__);
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/sn/sn_sal.h b/include/asm-ia64/sn/sn_sal.h
index 1455375d2ce4..27976d223186 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/sn/sn_sal.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/sn/sn_sal.h
@@ -134,43 +134,28 @@
 
 #define SN_SAL_FAKE_PROM			   0x02009999
 
-
 /**
- * sn_sal_rev_major - get the major SGI SAL revision number
- *
- * The SGI PROM stores its version in sal_[ab]_rev_(major|minor).
- * This routine simply extracts the major value from the
- * @ia64_sal_systab structure constructed by ia64_sal_init().
- */
-static inline int
-sn_sal_rev_major(void)
+  * sn_sal_revision - get the SGI SAL revision number
+  *
+  * The SGI PROM stores its version in the sal_[ab]_rev_(major|minor).
+  * This routine simply extracts the major and minor values and
+  * presents them in a u32 format.
+  *
+  * For example, version 4.05 would be represented at 0x0405.
+  */
+static inline u32
+sn_sal_rev(void)
 {
 	struct ia64_sal_systab *systab = efi.sal_systab;
 
-	return (int)systab->sal_b_rev_major;
-}
-
-/**
- * sn_sal_rev_minor - get the minor SGI SAL revision number
- *
- * The SGI PROM stores its version in sal_[ab]_rev_(major|minor).
- * This routine simply extracts the minor value from the
- * @ia64_sal_systab structure constructed by ia64_sal_init().
- */
-static inline int
-sn_sal_rev_minor(void)
-{
-	struct ia64_sal_systab *systab = efi.sal_systab;
-	
-	return (int)systab->sal_b_rev_minor;
+	return (u32)(systab->sal_b_rev_major << 8 | systab->sal_b_rev_minor);
 }
 
 /*
  * Specify the minimum PROM revsion required for this kernel.
  * Note that they're stored in hex format...
  */
-#define SN_SAL_MIN_MAJOR	0x4  /* SN2 kernels need at least PROM 4.0 */
-#define SN_SAL_MIN_MINOR	0x0
+#define SN_SAL_MIN_VERSION	0x0404
 
 /*
  * Returns the master console nasid, if the call fails, return an illegal