diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-boards/maltaint.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-boards/maltaint.h
index 38b06a027437..987ff580466b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-boards/maltaint.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-boards/maltaint.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef _MIPS_MALTAINT_H
 #define _MIPS_MALTAINT_H
 
-#include <asm/gic.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 
 /*
  * Interrupts 0..15 are used for Malta ISA compatible interrupts
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-boards/sead3int.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-boards/sead3int.h
index 59d6c32c7595..8932c7de0419 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-boards/sead3int.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-boards/sead3int.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef _MIPS_SEAD3INT_H
 #define _MIPS_SEAD3INT_H
 
-#include <asm/gic.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 
 /* SEAD-3 GIC address space definitions. */
 #define GIC_BASE_ADDR		0x1b1c0000
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-gic.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-gic.c
index 4f9262ab04f9..9caa68a2bcdc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-gic.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-gic.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 
 #include <asm/time.h>
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 #include <asm/mips-boards/maltaint.h>
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct clock_event_device, gic_clockevent_device);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
index fd0ef8d851cc..6acaad0480af 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 
 #include <asm/time.h>
 #include <asm/cevt-r4k.h>
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 
 static int mips_next_event(unsigned long delta,
 			   struct clock_event_device *evt)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/csrc-gic.c b/arch/mips/kernel/csrc-gic.c
index ab615c6c51a5..0bf28e6aca7a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/csrc-gic.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/csrc-gic.c
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2012 MIPS Technologies, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  */
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 
-#include <asm/gic.h>
-
 static cycle_t gic_hpt_read(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
 	return gic_read_count();
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cmp.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cmp.c
index fc8a51553426..1e0a93c5a3e7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cmp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cmp.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <asm/mipsmtregs.h>
 #include <asm/mips_mt.h>
 #include <asm/amon.h>
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 
 static void cmp_init_secondary(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c
index cd20acad7f17..bed7590e475f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include <asm/bcache.h>
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 #include <asm/mips-cm.h>
 #include <asm/mips-cpc.h>
 #include <asm/mips_mt.h>
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-gic.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-gic.c
index 3b21a96d1ccb..5f0ab5bcd01e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-gic.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-gic.c
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
  * option) any later version.
  */
 
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 #include <linux/printk.h>
 
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 #include <asm/mips-cpc.h>
 #include <asm/smp-ops.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
index d60475fe5957..ad86951b73bd 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 #include <asm/mipsmtregs.h>
 #include <asm/mips_mt.h>
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 
 static void __init smvp_copy_vpe_config(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c
index a058e0ba2a26..d1392f8f5811 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 #include <linux/kernel_stat.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <asm/mips-boards/generic.h>
 #include <asm/mips-boards/msc01_pci.h>
 #include <asm/msc01_ic.h>
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/rtlx.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-time.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-time.c
index 39f3902ed341..608655f8e6dd 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-time.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 #include <linux/timex.h>
 #include <linux/mc146818rtc.h>
 
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <asm/time.h>
 #include <asm/mc146818-time.h>
 #include <asm/msc01_ic.h>
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 
 #include <asm/mips-boards/generic.h>
 #include <asm/mips-boards/maltaint.h>
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-ehci.c b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-ehci.c
index 4ddaa0fd5804..014dd7ba4d68 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-ehci.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-ehci.c
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 #include <asm/mips-boards/sead3int.h>
 
 struct resource ehci_resources[] = {
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-int.c b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-int.c
index 02bf0dba1127..e31e17f81eef 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-int.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-int.c
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
  */
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 #include <asm/irq_cpu.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-net.c b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-net.c
index c9f728a41bdb..46176b804576 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-net.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-net.c
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
  */
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/smsc911x.h>
 
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 #include <asm/mips-boards/sead3int.h>
 
 static struct smsc911x_platform_config sead3_smsc911x_data = {
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-platform.c b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-platform.c
index d9661eb6fd6d..53ee6f1f018d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-platform.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-platform.c
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
  */
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 #include <linux/serial_8250.h>
 
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 #include <asm/mips-boards/sead3int.h>
 
 #define UART(base)							\
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-time.c b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-time.c
index fd40de352c57..ec1dd2491f96 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-time.c
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2012 MIPS Technologies, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  */
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
index 88086d7e7c51..bf0f7c978086 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 #include <linux/bitmap.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/clocksource.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
-#include <asm/gic.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 #include <linux/hardirq.h>
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/gic.h b/include/linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/mips/include/asm/gic.h
rename to include/linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h