diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 943fe6930f77e59b96be6cf174382db8a21a1b94..fc95ee1bcf6fc239f5dbaad783ec33fbb23e4b6a 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ config GENERIC_IOMAP
 	bool
 	default n
 
+config GENERIC_HARDIRQS_NO__DO_IRQ
+	def_bool y
+
 config GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	bool
 	default y