diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig.um b/arch/um/Kconfig.um
index ffe0934..50d6aa2 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig.um
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig.um
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
 
 	  If you don't know what to do, say N.
 
+config GENERIC_HARDIRQS_NO__DO_IRQ
+	def_bool y
+
 config NR_CPUS
 	int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-32)"
 	range 2 32
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/irq.c b/arch/um/kernel/irq.c
index a746e30..3f0ac9e 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/irq.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
 {
 	struct pt_regs *old_regs = set_irq_regs((struct pt_regs *)regs);
 	irq_enter();
-	__do_IRQ(irq);
+	generic_handle_irq(irq);
 	irq_exit();
 	set_irq_regs(old_regs);
 	return 1;
@@ -391,17 +391,10 @@
 {
 	int i;
 
-	irq_desc[TIMER_IRQ].status = IRQ_DISABLED;
-	irq_desc[TIMER_IRQ].action = NULL;
-	irq_desc[TIMER_IRQ].depth = 1;
-	irq_desc[TIMER_IRQ].chip = &SIGVTALRM_irq_type;
-	enable_irq(TIMER_IRQ);
+	set_irq_chip_and_handler(TIMER_IRQ, &SIGVTALRM_irq_type, handle_edge_irq);
+
 	for (i = 1; i < NR_IRQS; i++) {
-		irq_desc[i].status = IRQ_DISABLED;
-		irq_desc[i].action = NULL;
-		irq_desc[i].depth = 1;
-		irq_desc[i].chip = &normal_irq_type;
-		enable_irq(i);
+		set_irq_chip_and_handler(i, &normal_irq_type, handle_edge_irq);
 	}
 }