diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mti/sead3.dts b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mti/sead3.dts
index f327791cbcb5..cabe256f9a68 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mti/sead3.dts
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mti/sead3.dts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ / {
 	#size-cells = <1>;
 	compatible = "mti,sead-3";
 	model = "MIPS SEAD-3";
-	interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
 
 	chosen {
 		stdout-path = "serial1:115200";
@@ -60,6 +59,7 @@ ehci@1b200000 {
 		compatible = "generic-ehci";
 		reg = <0x1b200000 0x1000>;
 
+		interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
 		interrupts = <0>; /* GIC 0 or CPU 6 */
 
 		has-transaction-translator;
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ uart0: uart@1f000900 {
 
 		clock-frequency = <14745600>;
 
+		interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
 		interrupts = <3>; /* GIC 3 or CPU 4 */
 
 		no-loopback-test;
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ uart1: uart@1f000800 {
 
 		clock-frequency = <14745600>;
 
+		interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
 		interrupts = <2>; /* GIC 2 or CPU 4 */
 
 		no-loopback-test;
@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ eth@1f010000 {
 		reg = <0x1f010000 0x10000>;
 		reg-io-width = <4>;
 
+		interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
 		interrupts = <0>; /* GIC 0 or CPU 6 */
 
 		phy-mode = "mii";
diff --git a/arch/mips/generic/board-sead3.c b/arch/mips/generic/board-sead3.c
index 39e11bd249cf..f109a6b9fdd0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/generic/board-sead3.c
+++ b/arch/mips/generic/board-sead3.c
@@ -87,14 +87,16 @@ static __init int remove_gic(void *fdt)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	err = fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, 0, "interrupt-parent", cpu_phandle);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_err("unable to set root interrupt-parent: %d\n", err);
-		return err;
-	}
-
 	uart_off = fdt_node_offset_by_compatible(fdt, -1, "ns16550a");
 	while (uart_off >= 0) {
+		err = fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, uart_off, "interrupt-parent",
+				      cpu_phandle);
+		if (err) {
+			pr_warn("unable to set UART interrupt-parent: %d\n",
+				err);
+			return err;
+		}
+
 		err = fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, uart_off, "interrupts",
 				      cpu_uart_int);
 		if (err) {
@@ -117,6 +119,12 @@ static __init int remove_gic(void *fdt)
 		return eth_off;
 	}
 
+	err = fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, eth_off, "interrupt-parent", cpu_phandle);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("unable to set ethernet interrupt-parent: %d\n", err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	err = fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, eth_off, "interrupts", cpu_eth_int);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("unable to set ethernet interrupts property: %d\n", err);
@@ -129,6 +137,12 @@ static __init int remove_gic(void *fdt)
 		return ehci_off;
 	}
 
+	err = fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, ehci_off, "interrupt-parent", cpu_phandle);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("unable to set EHCI interrupt-parent: %d\n", err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	err = fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, ehci_off, "interrupts", cpu_ehci_int);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("unable to set EHCI interrupts property: %d\n", err);