diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/irq.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/irq.c
index c6342ce7768d..5d1d3ec9a6cd 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/irq.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/irq.c
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <asm/irq.h>
-#include <asm/io.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/topology.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <mach-se/mach/se7724.h>
 
 struct fpga_irq {
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ static void se7724_irq_demux(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
  */
 void __init init_se7724_IRQ(void)
 {
-	int i, nid = cpu_to_node(boot_cpu_data);
+	int irq_base, i;
 
 	__raw_writew(0xffff, IRQ0_MR);  /* mask all */
 	__raw_writew(0xffff, IRQ1_MR);  /* mask all */
@@ -121,29 +123,17 @@ void __init init_se7724_IRQ(void)
 	__raw_writew(0x0000, IRQ2_SR);  /* clear irq */
 	__raw_writew(0x002a, IRQ_MODE); /* set irq type */
 
-	for (i = 0; i < SE7724_FPGA_IRQ_NR; i++) {
-		int irq, wanted;
-
-		wanted = SE7724_FPGA_IRQ_BASE + i;
-
-		irq = create_irq_nr(wanted, nid);
-		if (unlikely(irq == 0)) {
-			pr_err("%s: failed hooking irq %d for FPGA\n",
-			       __func__, wanted);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (unlikely(irq != wanted)) {
-			pr_err("%s: got irq %d but wanted %d, bailing.\n",
-			       __func__, irq, wanted);
-			destroy_irq(irq);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		irq_set_chip_and_handler_name(irq, &se7724_irq_chip,
-					      handle_level_irq, "level");
+	irq_base = irq_alloc_descs(SE7724_FPGA_IRQ_BASE, SE7724_FPGA_IRQ_BASE,
+				   SE7724_FPGA_IRQ_NR, numa_node_id());
+	if (IS_ERR_VALUE(irq_base)) {
+		pr_err("%s: failed hooking irqs for FPGA\n", __func__);
+		return;
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < SE7724_FPGA_IRQ_NR; i++)
+		irq_set_chip_and_handler_name(irq_base + i, &se7724_irq_chip,
+					      handle_level_irq, "level");
+
 	irq_set_chained_handler(IRQ0_IRQ, se7724_irq_demux);
 	irq_set_irq_type(IRQ0_IRQ, IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW);