diff --git a/kernel/irq/handle.c b/kernel/irq/handle.c
index 7f625fbc9aa4..fb6bdb602a93 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/handle.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/handle.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ struct irq_desc irq_desc[NR_IRQS] __cacheline_aligned_in_smp = {
 		.chip = &no_irq_chip,
 		.handle_irq = handle_bad_irq,
 		.depth = 1,
-		.lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(sparse_irqs->lock),
+		.lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(irq_desc->lock),
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 		.affinity = CPU_MASK_ALL
 #endif