diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-msm8960.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-msm8960.c
index 65f4a1daa2e5..bdafe791fd0b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-msm8960.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-msm8960.c
@@ -55,24 +55,11 @@ static void __init msm8960_map_io(void)
 
 static void __init msm8960_init_irq(void)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
 	gic_init(0, GIC_PPI_START, MSM_QGIC_DIST_BASE,
 		 (void *)MSM_QGIC_CPU_BASE);
 
-	/* Edge trigger PPIs except AVS_SVICINT and AVS_SVICINTSWDONE */
-	writel(0xFFFFD7FF, MSM_QGIC_DIST_BASE + GIC_DIST_CONFIG + 4);
-
 	if (machine_is_msm8960_rumi3())
 		writel(0x0000FFFF, MSM_QGIC_DIST_BASE + GIC_DIST_ENABLE_SET);
-
-	/* FIXME: Not installing AVS_SVICINT and AVS_SVICINTSWDONE yet
-	 * as they are configured as level, which does not play nice with
-	 * handle_percpu_irq.
-	 */
-	for (i = GIC_PPI_START; i < GIC_SPI_START; i++) {
-		if (i != AVS_SVICINT && i != AVS_SVICINTSWDONE)
-			irq_set_handler(i, handle_percpu_irq);
-	}
 }
 
 static struct platform_device *sim_devices[] __initdata = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-msm8x60.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-msm8x60.c
index 13ca9bb5a4d6..9df5c8357495 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-msm8x60.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-msm8x60.c
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ static void __init msm8x60_init_irq(void)
 		of_irq_init(msm_dt_gic_match);
 #endif
 
-	/* Edge trigger PPIs except AVS_SVICINT and AVS_SVICINTSWDONE */
-	writel(0xFFFFD7FF, MSM_QGIC_DIST_BASE + GIC_DIST_CONFIG + 4);
-
 	/* RUMI does not adhere to GIC spec by enabling STIs by default.
 	 * Enable/clear is supposed to be RO for STIs, but is RW on RUMI.
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c
index db0117ec55f4..b119f9947dfe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c
@@ -22,17 +22,12 @@
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
 
-#include <mach/msm_iomap.h>
-
 #include "scm-boot.h"
 
 #define VDD_SC1_ARRAY_CLAMP_GFS_CTL 0x15A0
 #define SCSS_CPU1CORE_RESET 0xD80
 #define SCSS_DBG_STATUS_CORE_PWRDUP 0xE64
 
-/* Mask for edge trigger PPIs except AVS_SVICINT and AVS_SVICINTSWDONE */
-#define GIC_PPI_EDGE_MASK 0xFFFFD7FF
-
 extern void msm_secondary_startup(void);
 /*
  * control for which core is the next to come out of the secondary
@@ -50,9 +45,6 @@ static inline int get_core_count(void)
 
 void __cpuinit platform_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	/* Configure edge-triggered PPIs */
-	writel(GIC_PPI_EDGE_MASK, MSM_QGIC_DIST_BASE + GIC_DIST_CONFIG + 4);
-
 	/*
 	 * if any interrupts are already enabled for the primary
 	 * core (e.g. timer irq), then they will not have been enabled
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/timer.c
index 812808254936..36bbc60b699f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/timer.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static int __cpuinit msm_local_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 
 	*__this_cpu_ptr(msm_evt.percpu_evt) = evt;
 	clockevents_register_device(evt);
-	enable_percpu_irq(evt->irq, 0);
+	enable_percpu_irq(evt->irq, IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static void __init msm_timer_init(void)
 		res = request_percpu_irq(ce->irq, msm_timer_interrupt,
 					 ce->name, msm_evt.percpu_evt);
 		if (!res) {
-			enable_percpu_irq(ce->irq, 0);
+			enable_percpu_irq(ce->irq, IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING);
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMERS
 			local_timer_register(&msm_local_timer_ops);
 #endif