diff --git a/hw/spapr.c b/hw/spapr.c
index 0a0e9cd..1177efa 100644
--- a/hw/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/spapr.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
 sPAPREnvironment *spapr;
 
-int spapr_allocate_irq(int hint, enum xics_irq_type type)
+int spapr_allocate_irq(int hint, bool lsi)
 {
     int irq;
 
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ int spapr_allocate_irq(int hint, enum xics_irq_type type)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    xics_set_irq_type(spapr->icp, irq, type);
+    xics_set_irq_type(spapr->icp, irq, lsi);
 
     return irq;
 }
 
 /* Allocate block of consequtive IRQs, returns a number of the first */
-int spapr_allocate_irq_block(int num, enum xics_irq_type type)
+int spapr_allocate_irq_block(int num, bool lsi)
 {
     int first = -1;
     int i;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ int spapr_allocate_irq_block(int num, enum xics_irq_type type)
     for (i = 0; i < num; ++i) {
         int irq;
 
-        irq = spapr_allocate_irq(0, type);
+        irq = spapr_allocate_irq(0, lsi);
         if (!irq) {
             return -1;
         }
diff --git a/hw/spapr.h b/hw/spapr.h
index f9a7b0f..51a966b 100644
--- a/hw/spapr.h
+++ b/hw/spapr.h
@@ -291,17 +291,17 @@ void spapr_register_hypercall(target_ulong opcode, spapr_hcall_fn fn);
 target_ulong spapr_hypercall(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong opcode,
                              target_ulong *args);
 
-int spapr_allocate_irq(int hint, enum xics_irq_type type);
-int spapr_allocate_irq_block(int num, enum xics_irq_type type);
+int spapr_allocate_irq(int hint, bool lsi);
+int spapr_allocate_irq_block(int num, bool lsi);
 
 static inline int spapr_allocate_msi(int hint)
 {
-    return spapr_allocate_irq(hint, XICS_MSI);
+    return spapr_allocate_irq(hint, false);
 }
 
 static inline int spapr_allocate_lsi(int hint)
 {
-    return spapr_allocate_irq(hint, XICS_LSI);
+    return spapr_allocate_irq(hint, true);
 }
 
 static inline uint32_t rtas_ld(target_ulong phys, int n)
diff --git a/hw/spapr_pci.c b/hw/spapr_pci.c
index 203155e..b628f89 100644
--- a/hw/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/spapr_pci.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static void rtas_ibm_change_msi(sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
 
     /* There is no cached config, allocate MSIs */
     if (!phb->msi_table[ndev].nvec) {
-        irq = spapr_allocate_irq_block(req_num, XICS_MSI);
+        irq = spapr_allocate_irq_block(req_num, true);
         if (irq < 0) {
             fprintf(stderr, "Cannot allocate MSIs for device#%d", ndev);
             rtas_st(rets, 0, -1); /* Hardware error */
diff --git a/hw/xics.c b/hw/xics.c
index 648af25..75c8cca 100644
--- a/hw/xics.c
+++ b/hw/xics.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ struct ics_irq_state {
 #define XICS_STATUS_REJECTED           0x4
 #define XICS_STATUS_MASKED_PENDING     0x8
     uint8_t status;
-    enum xics_irq_type type;
+    bool lsi;
 };
 
 struct ics_state {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static void ics_set_irq(void *opaque, int srcno, int val)
     struct ics_state *ics = (struct ics_state *)opaque;
     struct ics_irq_state *irq = ics->irqs + srcno;
 
-    if (irq->type == XICS_LSI) {
+    if (irq->lsi) {
         set_irq_lsi(ics, srcno, val);
     } else {
         set_irq_msi(ics, srcno, val);
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static void ics_write_xive(struct ics_state *ics, int nr, int server,
     irq->server = server;
     irq->priority = priority;
 
-    if (irq->type == XICS_LSI) {
+    if (irq->lsi) {
         write_xive_lsi(ics, srcno);
     } else {
         write_xive_msi(ics, srcno);
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static void ics_resend(struct ics_state *ics)
         struct ics_irq_state *irq = ics->irqs + i;
 
         /* FIXME: filter by server#? */
-        if (irq->type == XICS_LSI) {
+        if (irq->lsi) {
             resend_lsi(ics, i);
         } else {
             resend_msi(ics, i);
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static void ics_eoi(struct ics_state *ics, int nr)
     int srcno = nr - ics->offset;
     struct ics_irq_state *irq = ics->irqs + srcno;
 
-    if (irq->type == XICS_LSI) {
+    if (irq->lsi) {
         irq->status &= ~XICS_STATUS_SENT;
     }
 }
@@ -333,14 +333,12 @@ qemu_irq xics_get_qirq(struct icp_state *icp, int irq)
     return icp->ics->qirqs[irq - icp->ics->offset];
 }
 
-void xics_set_irq_type(struct icp_state *icp, int irq,
-                       enum xics_irq_type type)
+void xics_set_irq_type(struct icp_state *icp, int irq, bool lsi)
 {
     assert((irq >= icp->ics->offset)
            && (irq < (icp->ics->offset + icp->ics->nr_irqs)));
-    assert((type == XICS_MSI) || (type == XICS_LSI));
 
-    icp->ics->irqs[irq - icp->ics->offset].type = type;
+    icp->ics->irqs[irq - icp->ics->offset].lsi = lsi;
 }
 
 static target_ulong h_cppr(CPUPPCState *env, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
diff --git a/hw/xics.h b/hw/xics.h
index 99b96ac..6817268 100644
--- a/hw/xics.h
+++ b/hw/xics.h
@@ -31,14 +31,8 @@
 
 struct icp_state;
 
-enum xics_irq_type {
-    XICS_MSI,        /* Message-signalled (edge) interrupt */
-    XICS_LSI,        /* Level-signalled interrupt */
-};
-
 qemu_irq xics_get_qirq(struct icp_state *icp, int irq);
-void xics_set_irq_type(struct icp_state *icp, int irq,
-                       enum xics_irq_type type);
+void xics_set_irq_type(struct icp_state *icp, int irq, bool lsi);
 
 struct icp_state *xics_system_init(int nr_irqs);
 
