diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 777f89e..d9a3703 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -467,4 +467,10 @@
 
 int show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, void *v);
 
+struct irq_desc;
+
+extern int early_irq_init(void);
+extern int arch_early_irq_init(void);
+extern int arch_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int cpu);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index 0e40af4..d64a6d4 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -193,9 +193,6 @@
 	const char		*name;
 } ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
 
-extern int early_irq_init(void);
-extern int arch_early_irq_init(void);
-extern int arch_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int cpu);
 extern void arch_init_copy_chip_data(struct irq_desc *old_desc,
 					struct irq_desc *desc, int cpu);
 extern void arch_free_chip_data(struct irq_desc *old_desc, struct irq_desc *desc);
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index c314aa1..2c183ab 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -539,16 +539,6 @@
 {
 }
 
-int __init __weak arch_early_irq_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int __init __weak early_irq_init(void)
-{
-	return arch_early_irq_init();
-}
-
 asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
 {
 	char * command_line;
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index c2741b0..46953a0 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -261,15 +261,6 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(enable_irq);
 
-/*
- * [ Not in kernel/irq/handle.c, so that GCC does not
- *   inline the __weak alias: ]
- */
-int __weak arch_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int cpu)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int set_irq_wake_real(unsigned int irq, unsigned int on)
 {
 	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index e7c69a7..daf4635 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -797,3 +797,23 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(on_each_cpu);
 #endif
+
+/*
+ * [ These __weak aliases are kept in a separate compilation unit, so that
+ *   GCC does not inline them incorrectly. ]
+ */
+
+int __init __weak early_irq_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int __init __weak arch_early_irq_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int __weak arch_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int cpu)
+{
+	return 0;
+}