diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rtas.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rtas.h
index 5e7e00889d6f..8e172066e4bc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rtas.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rtas.h
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ extern void rtas_power_off(void);
 extern void rtas_halt(void);
 extern void rtas_os_term(char *str);
 extern int rtas_get_sensor(int sensor, int index, int *state);
+extern int rtas_get_sensor_fast(int sensor, int index, int *state);
 extern int rtas_get_power_level(int powerdomain, int *level);
 extern int rtas_set_power_level(int powerdomain, int level, int *setlevel);
 extern bool rtas_indicator_present(int token, int *maxindex);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
index 225e9f225126..b42cdc30511f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
@@ -585,6 +585,23 @@ int rtas_get_sensor(int sensor, int index, int *state)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtas_get_sensor);
 
+int rtas_get_sensor_fast(int sensor, int index, int *state)
+{
+	int token = rtas_token("get-sensor-state");
+	int rc;
+
+	if (token == RTAS_UNKNOWN_SERVICE)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	rc = rtas_call(token, 2, 2, state, sensor, index);
+	WARN_ON(rc == RTAS_BUSY || (rc >= RTAS_EXTENDED_DELAY_MIN &&
+				    rc <= RTAS_EXTENDED_DELAY_MAX));
+
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rtas_error_rc(rc);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 bool rtas_indicator_present(int token, int *maxindex)
 {
 	int proplen, count, i;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ras.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ras.c
index c4dfccd3a3d9..2338e6e98483 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ras.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ras.c
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ static irqreturn_t ras_epow_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	int state;
 	int critical;
 
-	status = rtas_get_sensor(EPOW_SENSOR_TOKEN, EPOW_SENSOR_INDEX, &state);
+	status = rtas_get_sensor_fast(EPOW_SENSOR_TOKEN, EPOW_SENSOR_INDEX,
+				      &state);
 
 	if (state > 3)
 		critical = 1;		/* Time Critical */