diff --git a/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c b/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c
index 7c0b2e6cdfbd..4c7a93f4039a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ const char *get_system_type(void)
 	return ath79_sys_type;
 }
 
+int get_c0_perfcount_int(void)
+{
+	return ATH79_MISC_IRQ(5);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_c0_perfcount_int);
+
 unsigned int get_c0_compare_int(void)
 {
 	return CP0_LEGACY_COMPARE_IRQ;
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-ath79-misc.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-ath79-misc.c
index 0390603170b4..aa7290784636 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-ath79-misc.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-ath79-misc.c
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@
 #define AR71XX_RESET_REG_MISC_INT_ENABLE	4
 
 #define ATH79_MISC_IRQ_COUNT			32
-#define ATH79_MISC_PERF_IRQ			5
-
-static int ath79_perfcount_irq;
-
-int get_c0_perfcount_int(void)
-{
-	return ath79_perfcount_irq;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_c0_perfcount_int);
 
 static void ath79_misc_irq_handler(struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
@@ -122,8 +113,6 @@ static void __init ath79_misc_intc_domain_init(
 {
 	void __iomem *base = domain->host_data;
 
-	ath79_perfcount_irq = irq_create_mapping(domain, ATH79_MISC_PERF_IRQ);
-
 	/* Disable and clear all interrupts */
 	__raw_writel(0, base + AR71XX_RESET_REG_MISC_INT_ENABLE);
 	__raw_writel(0, base + AR71XX_RESET_REG_MISC_INT_STATUS);