diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/include/mach/entry-macro.S b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/include/mach/entry-macro.S
index befa321..81985a6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/include/mach/entry-macro.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/include/mach/entry-macro.S
@@ -38,20 +38,6 @@
  */
 
 #ifdef MULTI_OMAP2
-
-/*
- * We use __glue to avoid errors with multiple definitions of
- * .globl omap_irq_base as it's included from entry-armv.S but not
- * from entry-common.S.
- */
-#ifdef __glue
-		.pushsection .data
-		.globl	omap_irq_base
-omap_irq_base:
-		.word	0
-		.popsection
-#endif
-
 		/*
 		 * Configure the interrupt base on the first interrupt.
 		 * See also omap_irq_base_init for setting omap_irq_base.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
index e66687b..c203204 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
@@ -314,14 +314,13 @@
 	return omap_hwmod_set_postsetup_state(oh, *(u8 *)data);
 }
 
+void __iomem *omap_irq_base;
+
 /*
  * Initialize asm_irq_base for entry-macro.S
  */
 static inline void omap_irq_base_init(void)
 {
-	extern void __iomem *omap_irq_base;
-
-#ifdef MULTI_OMAP2
 	if (cpu_is_omap24xx())
 		omap_irq_base = OMAP2_L4_IO_ADDRESS(OMAP24XX_IC_BASE);
 	else if (cpu_is_omap34xx())
@@ -330,7 +329,6 @@
 		omap_irq_base = OMAP2_L4_IO_ADDRESS(OMAP44XX_GIC_CPU_BASE);
 	else
 		pr_err("Could not initialize omap_irq_base\n");
-#endif
 }
 
 void __init omap2_init_common_infrastructure(void)