diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/iosapic.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/iosapic.c
index 4d2698d43c39..317993e92cba 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/iosapic.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/iosapic.c
@@ -610,9 +610,9 @@ register_intr (unsigned int gsi, int irq, unsigned char delivery,
 			       chip->name, irq_type->name);
 		chip = irq_type;
 	}
-	__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(irq, chip, trigger == IOSAPIC_EDGE ?
-					   handle_edge_irq : handle_level_irq,
-					   NULL);
+	__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(irq_get_irq_data(irq), chip,
+		trigger == IOSAPIC_EDGE ? handle_edge_irq : handle_level_irq,
+		NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/irq.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/irq.c
index 6cb60abfdcc9..026c4eed37d5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/irq.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static int au1x_ic_settype(struct irq_data *d, unsigned int flow_type)
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
-	__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(d->irq, chip, handler, name);
+	__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(d, chip, handler, name);
 
 	wmb();
 
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ static int au1300_gpic_settype(struct irq_data *d, unsigned int type)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(d->irq, &au1300_gpic, hdl, name);
+	__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(d, &au1300_gpic, hdl, name);
 
 	au1300_gpic_chgcfg(d->irq - ALCHEMY_GPIC_INT_BASE, GPIC_CFG_IC_MASK, s);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-zynq.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-zynq.c
index 184c4b1b2558..aea6075e5b2e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-zynq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-zynq.c
@@ -422,13 +422,12 @@ static int zynq_gpio_set_irq_type(struct irq_data *irq_data, unsigned int type)
 	writel_relaxed(int_any,
 		       gpio->base_addr + ZYNQ_GPIO_INTANY_OFFSET(bank_num));
 
-	if (type & IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_MASK) {
-		__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(irq_data->irq,
+	if (type & IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_MASK)
+		__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(irq_data,
 			&zynq_gpio_level_irqchip, handle_fasteoi_irq, NULL);
-	} else {
-		__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(irq_data->irq,
+	else
+		__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(irq_data,
 			&zynq_gpio_edge_irqchip, handle_level_irq, NULL);
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-metag-ext.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-metag-ext.c
index 2cb474ad8809..52e501d8c8f0 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-metag-ext.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-metag-ext.c
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ static int meta_intc_irq_set_type(struct irq_data *data, unsigned int flow_type)
 #ifdef CONFIG_METAG_SUSPEND_MEM
 	struct meta_intc_priv *priv = &meta_intc_priv;
 #endif
-	unsigned int irq = data->irq;
 	irq_hw_number_t hw = data->hwirq;
 	unsigned int bit = 1 << meta_intc_offset(hw);
 	void __iomem *level_addr = meta_intc_level_addr(hw);
@@ -413,10 +412,10 @@ static int meta_intc_irq_set_type(struct irq_data *data, unsigned int flow_type)
 
 	/* update the chip/handler */
 	if (flow_type & IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_MASK)
-		__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(irq, &meta_intc_level_chip,
+		__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(data, &meta_intc_level_chip,
 						   handle_level_irq, NULL);
 	else
-		__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(irq, &meta_intc_edge_chip,
+		__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(data, &meta_intc_edge_chip,
 						   handle_edge_irq, NULL);
 
 	/* and clear/set the bit in HWLEVELEXT */
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
index 09257c301bd2..fb2e64b1f414 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
@@ -365,15 +365,12 @@ static int gic_set_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned int type)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (is_edge) {
-		__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(d->irq,
-						   &gic_edge_irq_controller,
+	if (is_edge)
+		__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(d, &gic_edge_irq_controller,
 						   handle_edge_irq, NULL);
-	} else {
-		__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(d->irq,
-						   &gic_level_irq_controller,
+	else
+		__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(d, &gic_level_irq_controller,
 						   handle_level_irq, NULL);
-	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gic_lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/irqdesc.h b/include/linux/irqdesc.h
index 81a7231c0379..720ff116b533 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqdesc.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqdesc.h
@@ -168,15 +168,15 @@ static inline void __irq_set_handler_locked(unsigned int irq,
 
 /* caller has locked the irq_desc and both params are valid */
 static inline void
-__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(unsigned int irq, struct irq_chip *chip,
+__irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(struct irq_data *data, struct irq_chip *chip,
 				   irq_flow_handler_t handler, const char *name)
 {
 	struct irq_desc *desc;
 
-	desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
-	irq_desc_get_irq_data(desc)->chip = chip;
+	desc = irq_to_desc(data->irq);
 	desc->handle_irq = handler;
 	desc->name = name;
+	data->chip = chip;
 }
 
 static inline int irq_balancing_disabled(unsigned int irq)
