diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/virtex/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/virtex/ChangeLog
index 0157e94d1d..642ca98261 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/virtex/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/virtex/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-07-21	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
+
+	* startup/bspstart.c: Removed MSR_CE from interrupt
+	mask - this was set for testing but should not be
+	in the mask by default.
+
 2008-07-21	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
 
 	* Makefile.am, preinstall.am, irq/irq_init.c:
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/virtex/startup/bspstart.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/virtex/startup/bspstart.c
index 8bac1b24cd..69956b4c46 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/virtex/startup/bspstart.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/virtex/startup/bspstart.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void bsp_start( void )
    * Initialize default raw exception handlers. 
    */
   ppc_exc_initialize(
-	PPC_INTERRUPT_DISABLE_MASK_DEFAULT | MSR_CE,
+	PPC_INTERRUPT_DISABLE_MASK_DEFAULT,
 	(uint32_t)IntrStack_start,
 	IntrStack_end - IntrStack_start
   );