diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
index 32da61aa12..df288cfe07 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-12-10	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* shared/irq/irq_init.c: Add missing initializer.
+
 2009-12-10	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
 	* shared/console/polled_io.c: Add prototype for boot_udelay.
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/irq/irq_init.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/irq/irq_init.c
index bbde96213a..5c7b8510cd 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/irq/irq_init.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/irq/irq_init.c
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ static rtems_irq_global_settings     	initial_config;
 static rtems_irq_connect_data     	defaultIrq = {
   /* vectorIdex,	 hdl		, handle	, on		, off		, isOn */
   0, 			 nop_func	, NULL		, nop_func	, nop_func	, not_connected
+#ifdef BSP_SHARED_HANDLER_SUPPORT
+  , NULL /* next_handler */
+#endif
 };
 static rtems_irq_prio irqPrioTable[BSP_IRQ_NUMBER]={
   /*