diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h
index 674ebcd337fe..0a17b62538c2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ extern void show_ipi_list(struct seq_file *, int);
  */
 asmlinkage void do_IPI(int ipinr, struct pt_regs *regs);
 
+/*
+ * Called from C code, this handles an IPI.
+ */
+void handle_IPI(int ipinr, struct pt_regs *regs);
+
 /*
  * Setup the set of possible CPUs (via set_cpu_possible)
  */
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
index 3f12ce9b0796..2e49f1883fe9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
@@ -586,6 +586,11 @@ static void ipi_cpu_stop(unsigned int cpu)
  * Main handler for inter-processor interrupts
  */
 asmlinkage void __exception_irq_entry do_IPI(int ipinr, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	handle_IPI(ipinr, regs);
+}
+
+void handle_IPI(int ipinr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct pt_regs *old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);