diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/dt.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/dt.c
index e305deee7f44..9e8a334a518a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/dt.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/dt.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "call_pci.h"
 #include "pci.h"
 #include "it_exp_vpd_panel.h"
+#include "naca.h"
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #define DBG(fmt...) udbg_printf(fmt)
@@ -205,13 +206,11 @@ static void __init dt_prop_u32(struct iseries_flat_dt *dt, const char *name,
 	dt_prop(dt, name, &data, sizeof(u32));
 }
 
-#ifdef notyet
 static void __init dt_prop_u64(struct iseries_flat_dt *dt, const char *name,
 		u64 data)
 {
 	dt_prop(dt, name, &data, sizeof(u64));
 }
-#endif
 
 static void __init dt_prop_u64_list(struct iseries_flat_dt *dt,
 		const char *name, u64 *data, int n)
@@ -306,6 +305,17 @@ static void __init dt_model(struct iseries_flat_dt *dt)
 	dt_prop_u32(dt, "ibm,partition-no", HvLpConfig_getLpIndex());
 }
 
+static void __init dt_initrd(struct iseries_flat_dt *dt)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
+	if (naca.xRamDisk) {
+		dt_prop_u64(dt, "linux,initrd-start", (u64)naca.xRamDisk);
+		dt_prop_u64(dt, "linux,initrd-end",
+			(u64)naca.xRamDisk + naca.xRamDiskSize * HW_PAGE_SIZE);
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 static void __init dt_do_vdevice(struct iseries_flat_dt *dt,
 		const char *name, u32 reg, int unit,
 		const char *type, const char *compat, int end)
@@ -641,6 +651,7 @@ void * __init build_flat_dt(unsigned long phys_mem_size)
 	/* /chosen */
 	dt_start_node(iseries_dt, "chosen");
 	dt_prop_str(iseries_dt, "bootargs", cmd_line);
+	dt_initrd(iseries_dt);
 	dt_end_node(iseries_dt);
 
 	dt_cpus(iseries_dt);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/setup.c
index a0ff7ba7d666..08d14734617a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/setup.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/param.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
-#include <linux/initrd.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/kdev_t.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
@@ -80,8 +79,6 @@ extern void iSeries_pci_final_fixup(void);
 static void iSeries_pci_final_fixup(void) { }
 #endif
 
-extern int rd_size;		/* Defined in drivers/block/rd.c */
-
 extern unsigned long iSeries_recal_tb;
 extern unsigned long iSeries_recal_titan;
 
@@ -295,24 +292,6 @@ static void __init iSeries_init_early(void)
 {
 	DBG(" -> iSeries_init_early()\n");
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD)
-	/*
-	 * If the init RAM disk has been configured and there is
-	 * a non-zero starting address for it, set it up
-	 */
-	if (naca.xRamDisk) {
-		initrd_start = (unsigned long)__va(naca.xRamDisk);
-		initrd_end = initrd_start + naca.xRamDiskSize * HW_PAGE_SIZE;
-		initrd_below_start_ok = 1;	// ramdisk in kernel space
-		ROOT_DEV = Root_RAM0;
-		if (((rd_size * 1024) / HW_PAGE_SIZE) < naca.xRamDiskSize)
-			rd_size = (naca.xRamDiskSize * HW_PAGE_SIZE) / 1024;
-	} else
-#endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD */
-	{
-	    /* ROOT_DEV = MKDEV(VIODASD_MAJOR, 1); */
-	}
-
 	iSeries_recal_tb = get_tb();
 	iSeries_recal_titan = HvCallXm_loadTod();
 
@@ -331,17 +310,6 @@ static void __init iSeries_init_early(void)
 
 	mf_init();
 
-	/* If we were passed an initrd, set the ROOT_DEV properly if the values
-	 * look sensible. If not, clear initrd reference.
-	 */
-#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
-	if (initrd_start >= KERNELBASE && initrd_end >= KERNELBASE &&
-	    initrd_end > initrd_start)
-		ROOT_DEV = Root_RAM0;
-	else
-		initrd_start = initrd_end = 0;
-#endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD */
-
 	DBG(" <- iSeries_init_early()\n");
 }