diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/ingenic/jz4740.dtsi b/arch/mips/boot/dts/ingenic/jz4740.dtsi
index c538691fcc50..dd3642fb924d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/ingenic/jz4740.dtsi
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/ingenic/jz4740.dtsi
@@ -2,4 +2,11 @@
 	#address-cells = <1>;
 	#size-cells = <1>;
 	compatible = "ingenic,jz4740";
+
+	cpuintc: interrupt-controller@0 {
+		#address-cells = <0>;
+		#interrupt-cells = <1>;
+		interrupt-controller;
+		compatible = "mti,cpu-interrupt-controller";
+	};
 };
diff --git a/arch/mips/jz4740/irq.c b/arch/mips/jz4740/irq.c
index 97206b3deb97..3ec9087540b4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/jz4740/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/jz4740/irq.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip.h>
 #include <linux/timex.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
-#include <asm/irq_cpu.h>
 
 #include <asm/mach-jz4740/base.h>
 #include <asm/mach-jz4740/irq.h>
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void __init arch_init_irq(void)
 	struct irq_chip_generic *gc;
 	struct irq_chip_type *ct;
 
-	mips_cpu_irq_init();
+	irqchip_init();
 
 	jz_intc_base = ioremap(JZ4740_INTC_BASE_ADDR, 0x14);