diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c
index 1337eab60ecc..ae80638012de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -3183,7 +3183,7 @@ unsigned int create_irq_nr(unsigned int irq_want)
 
 	irq = 0;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vector_lock, flags);
-	for (new = irq_want; new < NR_IRQS; new++) {
+	for (new = irq_want; new < nr_irqs; new++) {
 		if (platform_legacy_irq(new))
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/handle.c b/kernel/irq/handle.c
index f01c0a30cb42..790c5fa7ea39 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/handle.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/handle.c
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ int __init early_irq_init(void)
 	int legacy_count;
 	int i;
 
+	printk(KERN_INFO "NR_IRQS:%d nr_irqs:%d\n", NR_IRQS, nr_irqs);
+
 	desc = irq_desc_legacy;
 	legacy_count = ARRAY_SIZE(irq_desc_legacy);
 
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ int __init early_irq_init(void)
 		irq_desc_ptrs[i] = desc + i;
 	}
 
-	for (i = legacy_count; i < NR_IRQS; i++)
+	for (i = legacy_count; i < nr_irqs; i++)
 		irq_desc_ptrs[i] = NULL;
 
 	return arch_early_irq_init();
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ int __init early_irq_init(void)
 
 struct irq_desc *irq_to_desc(unsigned int irq)
 {
-	return (irq < NR_IRQS) ? irq_desc_ptrs[irq] : NULL;
+	return (irq < nr_irqs) ? irq_desc_ptrs[irq] : NULL;
 }
 
 struct irq_desc *irq_to_desc_alloc_cpu(unsigned int irq, int cpu)
@@ -160,9 +162,9 @@ struct irq_desc *irq_to_desc_alloc_cpu(unsigned int irq, int cpu)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int node;
 
-	if (irq >= NR_IRQS) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "irq >= NR_IRQS in irq_to_desc_alloc: %d %d\n",
-				irq, NR_IRQS);
+	if (irq >= nr_irqs) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "irq >= nr_irqs in irq_to_desc_alloc: %d %d\n",
+				irq, nr_irqs);
 		WARN_ON(1);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -214,6 +216,8 @@ int __init early_irq_init(void)
 	int count;
 	int i;
 
+	printk(KERN_INFO "NR_IRQS:%d\n", NR_IRQS);
+
 	desc = irq_desc;
 	count = ARRAY_SIZE(irq_desc);