diff --git a/arch/mips/ar7/irq.c b/arch/mips/ar7/irq.c
index 03db3daadbd8f95524783ae7c802e9524e9fb346..88c4babfdb5d491dd151906f20d3c5df068f946c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ar7/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ar7/irq.c
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ static struct irq_chip ar7_sec_irq_type = {
 
 static struct irqaction ar7_cascade_action = {
 	.handler = no_action,
-	.name = "AR7 cascade interrupt"
+	.name = "AR7 cascade interrupt",
+	.flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 static void __init ar7_irq_init(int base)
diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/irq.c b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/irq.c
index cea6021cb8d7a3172976bd1a8c7b378b41331c93..162e11b4ed755f7e227d4cfc485d40170716abdf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/irq.c
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ static struct irq_chip bcm63xx_external_irq_chip = {
 static struct irqaction cpu_ip2_cascade_action = {
 	.handler	= no_action,
 	.name		= "cascade_ip2",
+	.flags		= IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 void __init arch_init_irq(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/cobalt/irq.c b/arch/mips/cobalt/irq.c
index cb9bf820fe53b4640a7b72264be61deacf998fa7..965c777d356132df575aa6f42534a58b17443415 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cobalt/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cobalt/irq.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 static struct irqaction cascade = {
 	.handler	= no_action,
 	.name		= "cascade",
+	.flags		= IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 void __init arch_init_irq(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/setup.c b/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
index fa45e924be05b9e40cf9d23b5a6a866034dfb8f3..f7b7ba6d5c45f589951f301bca6f29bc1e8bacba 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
@@ -101,20 +101,24 @@ int cpu_fpu_mask = DEC_CPU_IRQ_MASK(DEC_CPU_INR_FPU);
 static struct irqaction ioirq = {
 	.handler = no_action,
 	.name = "cascade",
+	.flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 static struct irqaction fpuirq = {
 	.handler = no_action,
 	.name = "fpu",
+	.flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 static struct irqaction busirq = {
 	.flags = IRQF_DISABLED,
 	.name = "bus error",
+	.flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 static struct irqaction haltirq = {
 	.handler = dec_intr_halt,
 	.name = "halt",
+	.flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/irq.c b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/irq.c
index 3dbd7a5a6ad33f5ab8335c0c45d84f235adb9d01..7798887a1288a7fc529e29d536287536a6dd628b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/irq.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void emma2rh_gpio_irq_init(void)
 
 static struct irqaction irq_cascade = {
 	   .handler = no_action,
-	   .flags = 0,
+	   .flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 	   .name = "cascade",
 	   .dev_id = NULL,
 	   .next = NULL,
diff --git a/arch/mips/lasat/interrupt.c b/arch/mips/lasat/interrupt.c
index de4c165515d780571712c81e9e641c9a31728c8c..d608b6ef0edd7712aa9d34c5668d2590a8e3a962 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lasat/interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lasat/interrupt.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 static struct irqaction cascade = {
 	.handler	= no_action,
 	.name		= "cascade",
+	.flags		= IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 void __init arch_init_irq(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c
index 1d36c511a7a5951c227800f917dd815449baf064..d53ff91b277c8f358a96058ddffada9901345ba1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c
@@ -350,12 +350,14 @@ unsigned int plat_ipi_resched_int_xlate(unsigned int cpu)
 
 static struct irqaction i8259irq = {
 	.handler = no_action,
-	.name = "XT-PIC cascade"
+	.name = "XT-PIC cascade",
+	.flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 static struct irqaction corehi_irqaction = {
 	.handler = no_action,
-	.name = "CoreHi"
+	.name = "CoreHi",
+	.flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 static msc_irqmap_t __initdata msc_irqmap[] = {
diff --git a/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/msp_irq.c b/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/msp_irq.c
index 4531c4a514bc499b2dedfbe9bf497149a39947df..42a4c04e21d545b83ea6ab4dc8dbe671cd434608 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/msp_irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/msp_irq.c
@@ -109,11 +109,13 @@ asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(struct pt_regs *regs)
 static struct irqaction cic_cascade_msp = {
 	.handler = no_action,
 	.name	 = "MSP CIC cascade"
+	.flags	 = IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 static struct irqaction per_cascade_msp = {
 	.handler = no_action,
 	.name	 = "MSP PER cascade"
+	.flags	 = IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 void __init arch_init_irq(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/pnx8550/common/int.c b/arch/mips/pnx8550/common/int.c
index 6b93c81779c1a6166ca0a5ead00f81b1632badd4..1ebe22bdadc87668c35587687434af376876bafc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pnx8550/common/int.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pnx8550/common/int.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static struct irq_chip level_irq_type = {
 
 static struct irqaction gic_action = {
 	.handler =	no_action,
-	.flags =	IRQF_DISABLED,
+	.flags =	IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 	.name =		"GIC",
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-int.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-int.c
index b4d08e4d2ea949b6818f8bac47d2f7576d516918..f72c336ea27b3b059ca4c6a169e3b1cefce23d47 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-int.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-int.c
@@ -155,32 +155,32 @@ static void __irq_entry indy_buserror_irq(void)
 
 static struct irqaction local0_cascade = {
 	.handler	= no_action,
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED,
+	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 	.name		= "local0 cascade",
 };
 
 static struct irqaction local1_cascade = {
 	.handler	= no_action,
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED,
+	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 	.name		= "local1 cascade",
 };
 
 static struct irqaction buserr = {
 	.handler	= no_action,
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED,
+	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 	.name		= "Bus Error",
 };
 
 static struct irqaction map0_cascade = {
 	.handler	= no_action,
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED,
+	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 	.name		= "mapable0 cascade",
 };
 
 #ifdef USE_LIO3_IRQ
 static struct irqaction map1_cascade = {
 	.handler	= no_action,
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED,
+	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 	.name		= "mapable1 cascade",
 };
 #define SGI_INTERRUPTS	SGINT_END
diff --git a/arch/mips/sni/rm200.c b/arch/mips/sni/rm200.c
index a7e5a6d917b1572c283903729f7f495f3fb334f0..3ab5b5d25b0acca9aeeb2c3306a38af4b8637d89 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sni/rm200.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sni/rm200.c
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ void sni_rm200_init_8259A(void)
 static struct irqaction sni_rm200_irq2 = {
 	.handler = no_action,
 	.name = "cascade",
+	.flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 static struct resource sni_rm200_pic1_resource = {
diff --git a/arch/mips/vr41xx/common/irq.c b/arch/mips/vr41xx/common/irq.c
index 70a3b85f37576dcc8ac6ad8f68155c79c5ae747b..fad2bef432cdd94ad509fe2d6b45d74ee36d3661 100644
--- a/arch/mips/vr41xx/common/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/vr41xx/common/irq.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static irq_cascade_t irq_cascade[NR_IRQS] __cacheline_aligned;
 static struct irqaction cascade_irqaction = {
 	.handler	= no_action,
 	.name		= "cascade",
+	.flags		= IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 };
 
 int cascade_irq(unsigned int irq, int (*get_irq)(unsigned int))