diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c
index a74887b..2fe543f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -1345,8 +1345,6 @@
 
 	/* Mark the inuse vectors */
 	for_each_irq_desc(irq, desc) {
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
 		cfg = desc->chip_data;
 		if (!cpu_isset(cpu, cfg->domain))
 			continue;
@@ -1730,8 +1728,6 @@
 	for_each_irq_desc(irq, desc) {
 		struct irq_pin_list *entry;
 
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
 		cfg = desc->chip_data;
 		entry = cfg->irq_2_pin;
 		if (!entry)
@@ -2378,9 +2374,6 @@
 	struct irq_desc *desc;
 
 	for_each_irq_desc(irq, desc) {
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
-
 		if (desc->status & IRQ_MOVE_PENDING) {
 			unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -2671,9 +2664,6 @@
 	 * 0x80, because int 0x80 is hm, kind of importantish. ;)
 	 */
 	for_each_irq_desc(irq, desc) {
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
-
 		cfg = desc->chip_data;
 		if (IO_APIC_IRQ(irq) && cfg && !cfg->vector) {
 			/*
diff --git a/drivers/xen/events.c b/drivers/xen/events.c
index 46625cd..e26733a9 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events.c
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@
 
 	/* By default all event channels notify CPU#0. */
 	for_each_irq_desc(i, desc) {
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
-
 		desc->affinity = cpumask_of_cpu(0);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/irqnr.h b/include/linux/irqnr.h
index c4a59c7..5504a5c 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqnr.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqnr.h
@@ -22,10 +22,14 @@
 
 # define for_each_irq_desc(irq, desc)					\
 	for (irq = 0, desc = irq_to_desc(irq); irq < nr_irqs;		\
-	     irq++, desc = irq_to_desc(irq))
+	     irq++, desc = irq_to_desc(irq))				\
+		if (desc)
+
+
 # define for_each_irq_desc_reverse(irq, desc)				\
 	for (irq = nr_irqs - 1, desc = irq_to_desc(irq); irq >= 0;	\
-	     irq--, desc = irq_to_desc(irq))
+	     irq--, desc = irq_to_desc(irq))				\
+		if (desc)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS */
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/autoprobe.c b/kernel/irq/autoprobe.c
index 650ce41..cc0f732 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/autoprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/autoprobe.c
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@
 	 * flush such a longstanding irq before considering it as spurious.
 	 */
 	for_each_irq_desc_reverse(i, desc) {
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
-
 		spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
 		if (!desc->action && !(desc->status & IRQ_NOPROBE)) {
 			/*
@@ -71,9 +68,6 @@
 	 * happened in the previous stage, it may have masked itself)
 	 */
 	for_each_irq_desc_reverse(i, desc) {
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
-
 		spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
 		if (!desc->action && !(desc->status & IRQ_NOPROBE)) {
 			desc->status |= IRQ_AUTODETECT | IRQ_WAITING;
@@ -92,9 +86,6 @@
 	 * Now filter out any obviously spurious interrupts
 	 */
 	for_each_irq_desc(i, desc) {
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
-
 		spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
 		status = desc->status;
 
@@ -133,9 +124,6 @@
 	int i;
 
 	for_each_irq_desc(i, desc) {
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
-
 		spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
 		status = desc->status;
 
@@ -178,9 +166,6 @@
 	unsigned int status;
 
 	for_each_irq_desc(i, desc) {
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
-
 		spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
 		status = desc->status;
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/handle.c b/kernel/irq/handle.c
index 03479df..7dbdfe5 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/handle.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/handle.c
@@ -437,9 +437,6 @@
 	int i;
 
 	for_each_irq_desc(i, desc) {
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
-
 		lockdep_set_class(&desc->lock, &irq_desc_lock_class);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/kernel/irq/spurious.c b/kernel/irq/spurious.c
index 3738107..dd364c1 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/spurious.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/spurious.c
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@
 	int i, ok = 0;
 
 	for_each_irq_desc(i, desc) {
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
-
 		if (!i)
 			 continue;
 
@@ -115,8 +112,6 @@
 	for_each_irq_desc(i, desc) {
 		unsigned int status;
 
-		if (!desc)
-			continue;
 		if (!i)
 			 continue;