diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/uic.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/uic.c
index a68469e..02dc40f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/uic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/uic.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 
 static void uic_unmask_irq(struct irq_data *d)
 {
-	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(d->irq);
 	struct uic *uic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 	unsigned int src = uic_irq_to_hw(d->irq);
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@
 	sr = 1 << (31-src);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&uic->lock, flags);
 	/* ack level-triggered interrupts here */
-	if (desc->status & IRQ_LEVEL)
+	if (irqd_is_level_type(d))
 		mtdcr(uic->dcrbase + UIC_SR, sr);
 	er = mfdcr(uic->dcrbase + UIC_ER);
 	er |= sr;
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@
 
 static void uic_mask_ack_irq(struct irq_data *d)
 {
-	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(d->irq);
 	struct uic *uic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 	unsigned int src = uic_irq_to_hw(d->irq);
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@
 	 * level interrupts are ack'ed after the actual
 	 * isr call in the uic_unmask_irq()
 	 */
-	if (!(desc->status & IRQ_LEVEL))
+	if (!irqd_is_level_type(d))
 		mtdcr(uic->dcrbase + UIC_SR, sr);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&uic->lock, flags);
 }
@@ -129,7 +127,6 @@
 {
 	struct uic *uic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 	unsigned int src = uic_irq_to_hw(d->irq);
-	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(d->irq);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int trigger, polarity;
 	u32 tr, pr, mask;
@@ -166,11 +163,6 @@
 	mtdcr(uic->dcrbase + UIC_PR, pr);
 	mtdcr(uic->dcrbase + UIC_TR, tr);
 
-	desc->status &= ~(IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK | IRQ_LEVEL);
-	desc->status |= flow_type & IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK;
-	if (!trigger)
-		desc->status |= IRQ_LEVEL;
-
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&uic->lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -221,16 +213,17 @@
 void uic_irq_cascade(unsigned int virq, struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
 	struct irq_chip *chip = get_irq_desc_chip(desc);
+	struct irq_data *idata = irq_desc_get_irq_data(desc);
 	struct uic *uic = get_irq_data(virq);
 	u32 msr;
 	int src;
 	int subvirq;
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&desc->lock);
-	if (desc->status & IRQ_LEVEL)
-		chip->irq_mask(&desc->irq_data);
+	if (irqd_is_level_type(idata))
+		chip->irq_mask(idata);
 	else
-		chip->irq_mask_ack(&desc->irq_data);
+		chip->irq_mask_ack(idata);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&desc->lock);
 
 	msr = mfdcr(uic->dcrbase + UIC_MSR);
@@ -244,10 +237,10 @@
 
 uic_irq_ret:
 	raw_spin_lock(&desc->lock);
-	if (irqd_is_level_type(&desc->irq_data))
-		chip->irq_ack(&desc->irq_data);
-	if (!(irq_is_disabled(&desc->irq_data) && chip->irq_unmask)
-		chip->irq_unmask(&desc->irq_data);
+	if (irqd_is_level_type(idata))
+		chip->irq_ack(idata);
+	if (!irqd_irq_disabled(idata) && chip->irq_unmask)
+		chip->irq_unmask(idata);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&desc->lock);
 }