diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/ohci1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/ohci1394.c
index b8e922b65e2e..453d0be694e4 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/ohci1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/ohci1394.c
@@ -3215,6 +3215,19 @@ static int __devinit ohci1394_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 	struct ti_ohci *ohci;	/* shortcut to currently handled device */
 	resource_size_t ohci_base;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PMAC
+	/* Necessary on some machines if ohci1394 was loaded/ unloaded before */
+	if (machine_is(powermac)) {
+		struct device_node *of_node = pci_device_to_OF_node(dev);
+
+		if (of_node) {
+			pmac_call_feature(PMAC_FTR_1394_CABLE_POWER, of_node,
+					  0, 1);
+			pmac_call_feature(PMAC_FTR_1394_ENABLE, of_node, 0, 1);
+		}
+	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_PMAC */
+
         if (pci_enable_device(dev))
 		FAIL(-ENXIO, "Failed to enable OHCI hardware");
         pci_set_master(dev);
@@ -3503,10 +3516,8 @@ static void ohci1394_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PMAC
-	/* On UniNorth, power down the cable and turn off the chip
-	 * clock when the module is removed to save power on
-	 * laptops. Turning it back ON is done by the arch code when
-	 * pci_enable_device() is called */
+	/* On UniNorth, power down the cable and turn off the chip clock
+	 * to save power on laptops */
 	{
 		struct device_node* of_node;