diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/irq.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/irq.h
index c0fa0d2de400a080d5061f8580c409cc500b58ba..19deab06b07a613bfcfa575215c5672d149d514c 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/irq.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/irq.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ARC_IRQ_H
 #define __ASM_ARC_IRQ_H
 
-#define NR_CPU_IRQS	32  /* number of interrupt lines of ARC770 CPU */
 #define NR_IRQS		128 /* allow some CPU external IRQ handling */
 
 /* Platform Independent IRQs */
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/intc-arcv2.c b/arch/arc/kernel/intc-arcv2.c
index 6ba2a84ab709385c9fd35dbba868eaa4e8f6eb5f..5c5769dd8f5dcf2e3aa303973dd2a568dba3d81a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/intc-arcv2.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/intc-arcv2.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <linux/irqchip.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 
+#define NR_CPU_IRQS	32	/* number of irq lines coming in */
+
 /*
  * Early Hardware specific Interrupt setup
  * -Called very early (start_kernel -> setup_arch -> setup_processor)
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/intc-compact.c b/arch/arc/kernel/intc-compact.c
index 8c1fd5c007822409ff9bc07e7dbec4eaa9fdad09..7e608c6b0a018697fb22c52c7fb4ac46a45fe2f0 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/intc-compact.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/intc-compact.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/irqchip.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 
+#define NR_CPU_IRQS	32	/* number of irq lines coming in */
 #define TIMER0_IRQ	3	/* Fixed by ISA */
 
 /*