diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mce.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mce.h
index f97d8cb6bdf6..b2a5865ccd87 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mce.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mce.h
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ struct mce_error_info {
 		enum MCE_EratErrorType erat_error_type:8;
 		enum MCE_TlbErrorType tlb_error_type:8;
 	} u;
-	uint8_t		reserved[2];
+	enum MCE_Severity	severity:8;
+	enum MCE_Initiator	initiator:8;
 };
 
 #define MAX_MC_EVT	100
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce.c
index c6923ff45131..949507277436 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce.c
@@ -90,13 +90,14 @@ void save_mce_event(struct pt_regs *regs, long handled,
 	mce->gpr3 = regs->gpr[3];
 	mce->in_use = 1;
 
-	mce->initiator = MCE_INITIATOR_CPU;
 	/* Mark it recovered if we have handled it and MSR(RI=1). */
 	if (handled && (regs->msr & MSR_RI))
 		mce->disposition = MCE_DISPOSITION_RECOVERED;
 	else
 		mce->disposition = MCE_DISPOSITION_NOT_RECOVERED;
-	mce->severity = MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC;
+
+	mce->initiator = mce_err->initiator;
+	mce->severity = mce_err->severity;
 
 	/*
 	 * Populate the mce error_type and type-specific error_type.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce_power.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce_power.c
index 7353991c4ece..c37fc5fdd433 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce_power.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce_power.c
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ long __machine_check_early_realmode_p7(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	long handled = 1;
 	struct mce_error_info mce_error_info = { 0 };
 
+	mce_error_info.severity = MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC;
+	mce_error_info.initiator = MCE_INITIATOR_CPU;
+
 	srr1 = regs->msr;
 	nip = regs->nip;
 
@@ -352,6 +355,9 @@ long __machine_check_early_realmode_p8(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	long handled = 1;
 	struct mce_error_info mce_error_info = { 0 };
 
+	mce_error_info.severity = MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC;
+	mce_error_info.initiator = MCE_INITIATOR_CPU;
+
 	srr1 = regs->msr;
 	nip = regs->nip;