diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-vic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-vic.c
index f3f20a3cff50..3c87d925f74c 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-vic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-vic.c
@@ -509,9 +509,7 @@ static int __init vic_of_init(struct device_node *node,
 	void __iomem *regs;
 	u32 interrupt_mask = ~0;
 	u32 wakeup_mask = ~0;
-
-	if (WARN(parent, "non-root VICs are not supported"))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	int parent_irq;
 
 	regs = of_iomap(node, 0);
 	if (WARN_ON(!regs))
@@ -519,11 +517,14 @@ static int __init vic_of_init(struct device_node *node,
 
 	of_property_read_u32(node, "valid-mask", &interrupt_mask);
 	of_property_read_u32(node, "valid-wakeup-mask", &wakeup_mask);
+	parent_irq = of_irq_get(node, 0);
+	if (parent_irq < 0)
+		parent_irq = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Passing 0 as first IRQ makes the simple domain allocate descriptors
 	 */
-	__vic_init(regs, 0, 0, interrupt_mask, wakeup_mask, node);
+	__vic_init(regs, parent_irq, 0, interrupt_mask, wakeup_mask, node);
 
 	return 0;
 }