diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c
index ac2c822928c75e3ade5d9e6d278c08804703c3d8..49482806863fa522d71e6e37d90a5c470e1e4023 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int cpu_check_affinity(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t *dest)
 	if (CHECK_IRQ_PER_CPU(irq)) {
 		/* Bad linux design decision.  The mask has already
 		 * been set; we must reset it */
-		irq_desc[irq].affinity = CPU_MASK_ALL;
+		cpumask_setall(irq_desc[irq].affinity);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static void cpu_set_affinity_irq(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *dest)
 	if (cpu_check_affinity(irq, dest))
 		return;
 
-	irq_desc[irq].affinity = *dest;
+	cpumask_copy(irq_desc[irq].affinity, dest);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ int txn_alloc_irq(unsigned int bits_wide)
 unsigned long txn_affinity_addr(unsigned int irq, int cpu)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	irq_desc[irq].affinity = cpumask_of_cpu(cpu);
+	cpumask_copy(irq_desc[irq].affinity, cpumask_of(cpu));
 #endif
 
 	return per_cpu(cpu_data, cpu).txn_addr;
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void do_cpu_irq_mask(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	irq = eirr_to_irq(eirr_val);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	dest = irq_desc[irq].affinity;
+	cpumask_copy(&dest, irq_desc[irq].affinity);
 	if (CHECK_IRQ_PER_CPU(irq_desc[irq].status) &&
 	    !cpu_isset(smp_processor_id(), dest)) {
 		int cpu = first_cpu(dest);