diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
index 88e83368bbf5..e5a693b16da2 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config OPENRISC
 	select OF
 	select OF_EARLY_FLATTREE
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
+	select HANDLE_DOMAIN_IRQ
 	select HAVE_MEMBLOCK
 	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
         select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/irq.c
index 967eb1430203..e9aaf280b7d9 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -50,14 +50,7 @@ void __init set_handle_irq(void (*handle_irq)(struct pt_regs *))
 
 void handle_IRQ(unsigned int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct pt_regs *old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
-
-	irq_enter();
-
-	generic_handle_irq(irq);
-
-	irq_exit();
-	set_irq_regs(old_regs);
+	__handle_domain_irq(NULL, irq, false, regs);
 }
 
 void __irq_entry do_IRQ(struct pt_regs *regs)