diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/interrupts.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/interrupts.c
index a62b031774..7ab71137f6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/interrupts.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/interrupts.c
@@ -32,11 +32,23 @@
 #include <command.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_POST
+#include <post.h>
+#endif
 
 int interrupt_init_cpu(unsigned int *decrementer_count)
 {
 	ccsr_pic_t __iomem *pic = (void *)CONFIG_SYS_MPC8xxx_PIC_ADDR;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_POST
+	/*
+	 * The POST word is stored in the PIC's TFRR register which gets
+	 * cleared when the PIC is reset.  Save it off so we can restore it
+	 * later.
+	 */
+	ulong post_word = post_word_load();
+#endif
+
 	out_be32(&pic->gcr, MPC85xx_PICGCR_RST);
 	while (in_be32(&pic->gcr) & MPC85xx_PICGCR_RST)
 		;
@@ -78,6 +90,10 @@ int interrupt_init_cpu(unsigned int *decrementer_count)
 	pic->ctpr=0;		/* 40080 clear current task priority register */
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_POST
+	post_word_store(post_word);
+#endif
+
 	return (0);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/interrupts.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/interrupts.c
index d8ad6d30d6..14821f4243 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/interrupts.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/interrupts.c
@@ -35,12 +35,24 @@
 #include <mpc86xx.h>
 #include <command.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_POST
+#include <post.h>
+#endif
 
 int interrupt_init_cpu(unsigned long *decrementer_count)
 {
 	volatile immap_t *immr = (immap_t *)CONFIG_SYS_IMMR;
 	volatile ccsr_pic_t *pic = &immr->im_pic;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_POST
+	/*
+	 * The POST word is stored in the PIC's TFRR register which gets
+	 * cleared when the PIC is reset.  Save it off so we can restore it
+	 * later.
+	 */
+	ulong post_word = post_word_load();
+#endif
+
 	pic->gcr = MPC86xx_PICGCR_RST;
 	while (pic->gcr & MPC86xx_PICGCR_RST)
 		;
@@ -74,6 +86,10 @@ int interrupt_init_cpu(unsigned long *decrementer_count)
 	pic->ctpr = 0;	/* 40080 clear current task priority register */
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_POST
+	post_word_store(post_word);
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }