diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hardirq.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hardirq.h
index 3bdcfce2c42a..418fb654370d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hardirq.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hardirq.h
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 typedef struct {
 	unsigned int __softirq_pending;
-	unsigned int timer_irqs;
+	unsigned int timer_irqs_event;
+	unsigned int timer_irqs_others;
 	unsigned int pmu_irqs;
 	unsigned int mce_exceptions;
 	unsigned int spurious_irqs;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index ba0165615215..9729b23bfb0a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -354,8 +354,13 @@ int arch_show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, int prec)
 
 	seq_printf(p, "%*s: ", prec, "LOC");
 	for_each_online_cpu(j)
-		seq_printf(p, "%10u ", per_cpu(irq_stat, j).timer_irqs);
-        seq_printf(p, "  Local timer interrupts\n");
+		seq_printf(p, "%10u ", per_cpu(irq_stat, j).timer_irqs_event);
+        seq_printf(p, "  Local timer interrupts for timer event device\n");
+
+	seq_printf(p, "%*s: ", prec, "LOC");
+	for_each_online_cpu(j)
+		seq_printf(p, "%10u ", per_cpu(irq_stat, j).timer_irqs_others);
+        seq_printf(p, "  Local timer interrupts for others\n");
 
 	seq_printf(p, "%*s: ", prec, "SPU");
 	for_each_online_cpu(j)
@@ -389,11 +394,12 @@ int arch_show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, int prec)
  */
 u64 arch_irq_stat_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	u64 sum = per_cpu(irq_stat, cpu).timer_irqs;
+	u64 sum = per_cpu(irq_stat, cpu).timer_irqs_event;
 
 	sum += per_cpu(irq_stat, cpu).pmu_irqs;
 	sum += per_cpu(irq_stat, cpu).mce_exceptions;
 	sum += per_cpu(irq_stat, cpu).spurious_irqs;
+	sum += per_cpu(irq_stat, cpu).timer_irqs_others;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_DOORBELL
 	sum += per_cpu(irq_stat, cpu).doorbell_irqs;
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index b3b144121cc9..afb1b56ef4fa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs * regs)
 	 */
 	may_hard_irq_enable();
 
-	__get_cpu_var(irq_stat).timer_irqs++;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC32) && defined(CONFIG_PMAC)
 	if (atomic_read(&ppc_n_lost_interrupts) != 0)
@@ -532,10 +531,12 @@ void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs * regs)
 		*next_tb = ~(u64)0;
 		if (evt->event_handler)
 			evt->event_handler(evt);
+		__get_cpu_var(irq_stat).timer_irqs_event++;
 	} else {
 		now = *next_tb - now;
 		if (now <= DECREMENTER_MAX)
 			set_dec((int)now);
+		__get_cpu_var(irq_stat).timer_irqs_others++;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64