diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu-led.c b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu-led.c
index fc89a7047cd0..55ad95671387 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu-led.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu-led.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ static spinlock_t pmu_blink_lock;
 static struct adb_request pmu_blink_req;
 /* -1: no change, 0: request off, 1: request on */
 static int requested_change;
-static int sleeping;
 
 static void pmu_req_done(struct adb_request * req)
 {
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ static void pmu_req_done(struct adb_request * req)
 	/* if someone requested a change in the meantime
 	 * (we only see the last one which is fine)
 	 * then apply it now */
-	if (requested_change != -1 && !sleeping)
+	if (requested_change != -1 && !pmu_sys_suspended)
 		pmu_request(&pmu_blink_req, NULL, 4, 0xee, 4, 0, requested_change);
 	/* reset requested change */
 	requested_change = -1;
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ static void pmu_led_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 		break;
 	}
 	/* if request isn't done, then don't do anything */
-	if (pmu_blink_req.complete && !sleeping)
+	if (pmu_blink_req.complete && !pmu_sys_suspended)
 		pmu_request(&pmu_blink_req, NULL, 4, 0xee, 4, 0, requested_change);
  out:
  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pmu_blink_lock, flags);
@@ -80,32 +79,6 @@ static struct led_classdev pmu_led = {
 	.brightness_set = pmu_led_set,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM
-static void pmu_led_sleep_call(struct pmu_sleep_notifier *self, int when)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&pmu_blink_lock, flags);
-
-	switch (when) {
-	case PBOOK_SLEEP_REQUEST:
-		sleeping = 1;
-		break;
-	case PBOOK_WAKE:
-		sleeping = 0;
-		break;
-	default:
-		/* do nothing */
-		break;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pmu_blink_lock, flags);
-}
-
-static struct pmu_sleep_notifier via_pmu_led_sleep_notif = {
-	.notifier_call = pmu_led_sleep_call,
-};
-#endif
-
 static int __init via_pmu_led_init(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *dt;
@@ -135,9 +108,7 @@ static int __init via_pmu_led_init(void)
 	/* no outstanding req */
 	pmu_blink_req.complete = 1;
 	pmu_blink_req.done = pmu_req_done;
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM
-	pmu_register_sleep_notifier(&via_pmu_led_sleep_notif);
-#endif
+
 	return led_classdev_register(NULL, &pmu_led);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
index 0707624dfad3..157080b3b468 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
@@ -2759,7 +2759,7 @@ pmu_polled_request(struct adb_request *req)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PM) && defined(CONFIG_PPC32)
 
-static int pmu_sys_suspended;
+int pmu_sys_suspended;
 
 static int pmu_sys_suspend(struct sys_device *sysdev, pm_message_t state)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/pmu.h b/include/linux/pmu.h
index b0952e532ed5..37ca57392add 100644
--- a/include/linux/pmu.h
+++ b/include/linux/pmu.h
@@ -225,4 +225,12 @@ extern unsigned int pmu_power_flags;
 /* Backlight */
 extern void pmu_backlight_init(void);
 
+/* some code needs to know if the PMU was suspended for hibernation */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+extern int pmu_sys_suspended;
+#else
+/* if power management is not configured it can't be suspended */
+#define pmu_sys_suspended	0
+#endif
+
 #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */