diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200.c
index d193a40..9eb5743 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200.c
@@ -332,10 +332,6 @@
 {
 	arm_pm_idle = at91rm9200_idle;
 	arm_pm_restart = at91rm9200_restart;
-	at91_extern_irq = (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ0) | (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ1)
-			| (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ2) | (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ3)
-			| (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ4) | (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ5)
-			| (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ6);
 
 	/* Initialize GPIO subsystem */
 	at91_gpio_init(at91rm9200_gpio,
@@ -388,6 +384,10 @@
 AT91_SOC_START(at91rm9200)
 	.map_io = at91rm9200_map_io,
 	.default_irq_priority = at91rm9200_default_irq_priority,
+	.extern_irq = (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ0) | (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ1)
+		    | (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ2) | (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ3)
+		    | (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ4) | (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ5)
+		    | (1 << AT91RM9200_ID_IRQ6),
 	.ioremap_registers = at91rm9200_ioremap_registers,
 	.register_clocks = at91rm9200_register_clocks,
 	.init = at91rm9200_initialize,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260.c
index a8ce245..5de6074 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260.c
@@ -348,8 +348,6 @@
 {
 	arm_pm_idle = at91sam9_idle;
 	arm_pm_restart = at91sam9_alt_restart;
-	at91_extern_irq = (1 << AT91SAM9260_ID_IRQ0) | (1 << AT91SAM9260_ID_IRQ1)
-			| (1 << AT91SAM9260_ID_IRQ2);
 
 	/* Register GPIO subsystem */
 	at91_gpio_init(at91sam9260_gpio, 3);
@@ -400,6 +398,8 @@
 AT91_SOC_START(at91sam9260)
 	.map_io = at91sam9260_map_io,
 	.default_irq_priority = at91sam9260_default_irq_priority,
+	.extern_irq = (1 << AT91SAM9260_ID_IRQ0) | (1 << AT91SAM9260_ID_IRQ1)
+		    | (1 << AT91SAM9260_ID_IRQ2),
 	.ioremap_registers = at91sam9260_ioremap_registers,
 	.register_clocks = at91sam9260_register_clocks,
 	.init = at91sam9260_initialize,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261.c
index 25efb5a..0e07932 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261.c
@@ -290,8 +290,6 @@
 {
 	arm_pm_idle = at91sam9_idle;
 	arm_pm_restart = at91sam9_alt_restart;
-	at91_extern_irq = (1 << AT91SAM9261_ID_IRQ0) | (1 << AT91SAM9261_ID_IRQ1)
-			| (1 << AT91SAM9261_ID_IRQ2);
 
 	/* Register GPIO subsystem */
 	at91_gpio_init(at91sam9261_gpio, 3);
@@ -342,6 +340,8 @@
 AT91_SOC_START(at91sam9261)
 	.map_io = at91sam9261_map_io,
 	.default_irq_priority = at91sam9261_default_irq_priority,
+	.extern_irq = (1 << AT91SAM9261_ID_IRQ0) | (1 << AT91SAM9261_ID_IRQ1)
+		    | (1 << AT91SAM9261_ID_IRQ2),
 	.ioremap_registers = at91sam9261_ioremap_registers,
 	.register_clocks = at91sam9261_register_clocks,
 	.init = at91sam9261_initialize,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263.c
index f44ffd2..6ce7d18 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263.c
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@
 {
 	arm_pm_idle = at91sam9_idle;
 	arm_pm_restart = at91sam9_alt_restart;
-	at91_extern_irq = (1 << AT91SAM9263_ID_IRQ0) | (1 << AT91SAM9263_ID_IRQ1);
 
 	/* Register GPIO subsystem */
 	at91_gpio_init(at91sam9263_gpio, 5);
@@ -378,6 +377,7 @@
 AT91_SOC_START(at91sam9263)
 	.map_io = at91sam9263_map_io,
 	.default_irq_priority = at91sam9263_default_irq_priority,
+	.extern_irq = (1 << AT91SAM9263_ID_IRQ0) | (1 << AT91SAM9263_ID_IRQ1),
 	.ioremap_registers = at91sam9263_ioremap_registers,
 	.register_clocks = at91sam9263_register_clocks,
 	.init = at91sam9263_initialize,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45.c
index 8b7fce0..fda5026 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45.c
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@
 {
 	arm_pm_idle = at91sam9_idle;
 	arm_pm_restart = at91sam9g45_restart;
-	at91_extern_irq = (1 << AT91SAM9G45_ID_IRQ0);
 
 	/* Register GPIO subsystem */
 	at91_gpio_init(at91sam9g45_gpio, 5);
@@ -425,6 +424,7 @@
 AT91_SOC_START(at91sam9g45)
 	.map_io = at91sam9g45_map_io,
 	.default_irq_priority = at91sam9g45_default_irq_priority,
+	.extern_irq = (1 << AT91SAM9G45_ID_IRQ0),
 	.ioremap_registers = at91sam9g45_ioremap_registers,
 	.register_clocks = at91sam9g45_register_clocks,
 	.init = at91sam9g45_initialize,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl.c
index f77fae5..d4ec0d9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl.c
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@
 {
 	arm_pm_idle = at91sam9_idle;
 	arm_pm_restart = at91sam9_alt_restart;
-	at91_extern_irq = (1 << AT91SAM9RL_ID_IRQ0);
 
 	/* Register GPIO subsystem */
 	at91_gpio_init(at91sam9rl_gpio, 4);
@@ -344,6 +343,7 @@
 AT91_SOC_START(at91sam9rl)
 	.map_io = at91sam9rl_map_io,
 	.default_irq_priority = at91sam9rl_default_irq_priority,
+	.extern_irq = (1 << AT91SAM9RL_ID_IRQ0),
 	.ioremap_registers = at91sam9rl_ioremap_registers,
 	.register_clocks = at91sam9rl_register_clocks,
 	.init = at91sam9rl_initialize,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91x40.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91x40.c
index 19ca793..bad94b8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91x40.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91x40.c
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@
 void __init at91x40_initialize(unsigned long main_clock)
 {
 	arm_pm_idle = at91x40_idle;
-	at91_extern_irq = (1 << AT91X40_ID_IRQ0) | (1 << AT91X40_ID_IRQ1)
-			| (1 << AT91X40_ID_IRQ2);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -86,9 +84,10 @@
 
 void __init at91x40_init_interrupts(unsigned int priority[NR_AIC_IRQS])
 {
+	u32  extern_irq = (1 << AT91X40_ID_IRQ0) | (1 << AT91X40_ID_IRQ1)
+			| (1 << AT91X40_ID_IRQ2);
 	if (!priority)
 		priority = at91x40_default_irq_priority;
 
-	at91_aic_init(priority, at91_extern_irq);
+	at91_aic_init(priority, extern_irq);
 }
-
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/generic.h b/arch/arm/mach-at91/generic.h
index 78ab065..f6de36a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/generic.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/generic.h
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@
 extern int  __init at91_gpio_of_irq_setup(struct device_node *node,
 					  struct device_node *parent);
 
-extern int at91_extern_irq;
+extern u32 at91_get_extern_irq(void);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/irq.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/irq.c
index e0ca591..3d192c5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/irq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/irq.c
@@ -232,7 +232,14 @@
 	at91_aic_write(AT91_AIC5_EOICR, 0);
 }
 
-unsigned long *at91_extern_irq;
+static unsigned long *at91_extern_irq;
+
+u32 at91_get_extern_irq(void)
+{
+	if (!at91_extern_irq)
+		return 0;
+	return *at91_extern_irq;
+}
 
 #define is_extern_irq(hwirq) test_bit(hwirq, at91_extern_irq)
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/pm.c
index 530db30..15afb5d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/pm.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 			(at91_pmc_read(AT91_PMC_PCSR)
 					| (1 << AT91_ID_FIQ)
 					| (1 << AT91_ID_SYS)
-					| (at91_extern_irq))
+					| (at91_get_extern_irq()))
 				& at91_aic_read(AT91_AIC_IMR),
 			state);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/setup.c
index 942dc00..b17fbcf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/setup.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 void __init at91_init_interrupts(unsigned int *priority)
 {
 	/* Initialize the AIC interrupt controller */
-	at91_aic_init(priority, at91_extern_irq);
+	at91_aic_init(priority, at91_boot_soc.extern_irq);
 
 	/* Enable GPIO interrupts */
 	at91_gpio_irq_setup();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/soc.h b/arch/arm/mach-at91/soc.h
index 43a225f..a1e1482 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/soc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/soc.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 struct at91_init_soc {
 	int builtin;
+	u32 extern_irq;
 	unsigned int *default_irq_priority;
 	void (*map_io)(void);
 	void (*ioremap_registers)(void);