diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Makefile
index da93bcbc74c196256f3a504c6c9dd485701bd4f4..c3be068f1c96296804fb16a84b00aae976e3637a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ AFLAGS_coherency_ll.o		:= -Wa,-march=armv7-a
 
 obj-y				 += system-controller.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_ARMADA_370_XP) += armada-370-xp.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU)	 += addr-map.o coherency.o coherency_ll.o pmsu.o irq-armada-370-xp.o 
+obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU)	 += addr-map.o coherency.o coherency_ll.o pmsu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)                += platsmp.o headsmp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)        += hotplug.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/armada-370-xp.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/armada-370-xp.c
index c1bbfa74e646ffd49410939b98f860f68da21abc..433e8c5343b2524e5ecbf3177e16d7f291f48928 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/armada-370-xp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/armada-370-xp.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/time-armada-370-xp.h>
 #include <linux/clk/mvebu.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip.h>
 #include <asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h>
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
 #include <asm/mach/map.h>
@@ -77,8 +78,7 @@ DT_MACHINE_START(ARMADA_XP_DT, "Marvell Armada 370/XP (Device Tree)")
 	.init_machine	= armada_370_xp_dt_init,
 	.map_io		= armada_370_xp_map_io,
 	.init_early	= armada_370_xp_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= armada_370_xp_init_irq,
-	.handle_irq     = armada_370_xp_handle_irq,
+	.init_irq	= irqchip_init,
 	.init_time	= armada_370_xp_timer_and_clk_init,
 	.restart	= mvebu_restart,
 	.dt_compat	= armada_370_xp_dt_compat,
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/Makefile b/drivers/irqchip/Makefile
index 98e3b87bdf1b48761df4320a9c588af26f38bb2c..dae27a77c1e1bf852c04a770abfe4e8af2dcd7d4 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IRQCHIP)			+= irqchip.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_BCM2835)		+= irq-bcm2835.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_EXYNOS)		+= exynos-combiner.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU)		+= irq-armada-370-xp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_METAG)			+= irq-metag-ext.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_METAG_PERFCOUNTER_IRQS)	+= irq-metag.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI)		+= irq-sunxi.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/irq-armada-370-xp.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-armada-370-xp.c
similarity index 95%
rename from arch/arm/mach-mvebu/irq-armada-370-xp.c
rename to drivers/irqchip/irq-armada-370-xp.c
index f6699f303e6d8ff20855e9a51564764ec6c64fbc..d20a832ba86b33c4a182a5dc2c0cb866fb1254e9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/irq-armada-370-xp.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-armada-370-xp.c
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
 #include <asm/exception.h>
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
+#include <asm/mach/irq.h>
+
+#include "irqchip.h"
 
 /* Interrupt Controller Registers Map */
 #define ARMADA_370_XP_INT_SET_MASK_OFFS		(0x48)
@@ -202,6 +205,9 @@ static struct irq_domain_ops armada_370_xp_mpic_irq_ops = {
 	.xlate = irq_domain_xlate_onecell,
 };
 
+static asmlinkage void __exception_irq_entry
+armada_370_xp_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs);
+
 static int __init armada_370_xp_mpic_of_init(struct device_node *node,
 					     struct device_node *parent)
 {
@@ -237,11 +243,13 @@ static int __init armada_370_xp_mpic_of_init(struct device_node *node,
 
 #endif
 
+	set_handle_irq(armada_370_xp_handle_irq);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
-asmlinkage void __exception_irq_entry armada_370_xp_handle_irq(struct pt_regs
-							       *regs)
+static asmlinkage void __exception_irq_entry
+armada_370_xp_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	u32 irqstat, irqnr;
 
@@ -283,12 +291,4 @@ asmlinkage void __exception_irq_entry armada_370_xp_handle_irq(struct pt_regs
 	} while (1);
 }
 
-static const struct of_device_id mpic_of_match[] __initconst = {
-	{.compatible = "marvell,mpic", .data = armada_370_xp_mpic_of_init},
-	{},
-};
-
-void __init armada_370_xp_init_irq(void)
-{
-	of_irq_init(mpic_of_match);
-}
+IRQCHIP_DECLARE(armada_370_xp_mpic, "marvell,mpic", armada_370_xp_mpic_of_init);