diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 47f63d480141..cc31bec2e316 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config ALPHA
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
 	select AUTO_IRQ_AFFINITY if SMP
+	select GENERIC_HARDIRQS_NO_DEPRECATED
 	help
 	  The Alpha is a 64-bit general-purpose processor designed and
 	  marketed by the Digital Equipment Corporation of blessed memory,