diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/hw_irq.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/hw_irq.h
index 90831f6f5f5c..5586b7c8ef6f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/hw_irq.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/hw_irq.h
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ void set_irq_flags(unsigned int irq, unsigned int flags);
 #define IRQF_PROBE	(1 << 1)
 #define IRQF_NOAUTOEN	(1 << 2)
 
+#define ARCH_IRQ_INIT_FLAGS	(IRQ_NOREQUEST | IRQ_NOPROBE)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/irq.c b/arch/arm/kernel/irq.c
index 0e65d7ec8209..36ad3be4692a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/irq.c
@@ -154,14 +154,6 @@ void set_irq_flags(unsigned int irq, unsigned int iflags)
 
 void __init init_IRQ(void)
 {
-	struct irq_desc *desc;
-	int irq;
-
-	for (irq = 0; irq < nr_irqs; irq++) {
-		desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, 0);
-		desc->status |= IRQ_NOREQUEST | IRQ_NOPROBE;
-	}
-
 	init_arch_irq();
 }