diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index abba5b8c9d74..0d961cb7be9a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ config ARCH_PICOXCELL
 	select HAVE_SCHED_CLOCK
 	select HAVE_TCM
 	select NO_IOPORT
+	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select USE_OF
 	help
 	  This enables support for systems based on the Picochip picoXcell
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/common.c
index ad871bd7b1ab..d34b3335801e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/common.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static void __init picoxcell_init_irq(void)
 
 DT_MACHINE_START(PICOXCELL, "Picochip picoXcell")
 	.map_io		= picoxcell_map_io,
-	.nr_irqs	= ARCH_NR_IRQS,
+	.nr_irqs	= NR_IRQS_LEGACY,
 	.init_irq	= picoxcell_init_irq,
 	.handle_irq	= vic_handle_irq,
 	.timer		= &picoxcell_timer,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/include/mach/irqs.h b/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/include/mach/irqs.h
index 4d13ed970919..59eac1ee2820 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/include/mach/irqs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-picoxcell/include/mach/irqs.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2011 Picochip Ltd., Jamie Iles
  *
- * This file contains the hardware definitions of the picoXcell SoC devices.
- *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
@@ -16,10 +14,7 @@
 #ifndef __MACH_IRQS_H
 #define __MACH_IRQS_H
 
-#define ARCH_NR_IRQS			64
-#define NR_IRQS				(128 + ARCH_NR_IRQS)
-
-#define IRQ_VIC0_BASE			0
-#define IRQ_VIC1_BASE			32
+/* We dynamically allocate our irq_desc's. */
+#define NR_IRQS				0
 
 #endif /* __MACH_IRQS_H */