diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie-int.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie-int.h
index 93f49acac31b..d13b8d1f08fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie-int.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie-int.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ struct iwl_tx_queue {
  * @rxq: all the RX queue data
  * @rx_replenish: work that will be called when buffers need to be allocated
  * @trans: pointer to the generic transport area
+ * @irq - the irq number for the device
  * @irq_requested: true when the irq has been requested
  * @scd_base_addr: scheduler sram base address in SRAM
  * @scd_bc_tbls: pointer to the byte count table of the scheduler
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ struct iwl_trans_pcie {
 	struct tasklet_struct irq_tasklet;
 	struct isr_statistics isr_stats;
 
+	unsigned int irq;
 	spinlock_t irq_lock;
 	u32 inta_mask;
 	u32 scd_base_addr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie.c
index 6ee46cba2c21..16cb4a3511e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie.c
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ static void iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trans_pcie->irq_lock, flags);
 
 	/* wait to make sure we flush pending tasklet*/
-	synchronize_irq(trans->irq);
+	synchronize_irq(trans_pcie->irq);
 	tasklet_kill(&trans_pcie->irq_tasklet);
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&trans_pcie->rx_replenish);
@@ -1513,11 +1513,11 @@ static int iwl_trans_pcie_start_hw(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 
 		iwl_alloc_isr_ict(trans);
 
-		err = request_irq(trans->irq, iwl_isr_ict, IRQF_SHARED,
+		err = request_irq(trans_pcie->irq, iwl_isr_ict, IRQF_SHARED,
 			DRV_NAME, trans);
 		if (err) {
 			IWL_ERR(trans, "Error allocating IRQ %d\n",
-				trans->irq);
+				trans_pcie->irq);
 			goto error;
 		}
 
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ static int iwl_trans_pcie_start_hw(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	return err;
 
 err_free_irq:
-	free_irq(trans->irq, trans);
+	free_irq(trans_pcie->irq, trans);
 error:
 	iwl_free_isr_ict(trans);
 	tasklet_kill(&trans_pcie->irq_tasklet);
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ static void iwl_trans_pcie_free(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	iwl_trans_pcie_rx_free(trans);
 #endif
 	if (trans_pcie->irq_requested == true) {
-		free_irq(trans->irq, trans);
+		free_irq(trans_pcie->irq, trans);
 		iwl_free_isr_ict(trans);
 	}
 
@@ -2318,7 +2318,7 @@ struct iwl_trans *iwl_trans_pcie_alloc(struct iwl_shared *shrd,
 			"pci_enable_msi failed(0X%x)", err);
 
 	trans->dev = &pdev->dev;
-	trans->irq = pdev->irq;
+	trans_pcie->irq = pdev->irq;
 	trans_pcie->pci_dev = pdev;
 	trans->hw_rev = iwl_read32(trans, CSR_HW_REV);
 	trans->hw_id = (pdev->device << 16) + pdev->subsystem_device;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
index dcad69491786..a4a9efce7a7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ enum iwl_trans_state {
  * @shrd - pointer to iwl_shared which holds shared data from the upper layer
  * @reg_lock - protect hw register access
  * @dev - pointer to struct device * that represents the device
- * @irq - the irq number for the device
  * @hw_id: a u32 with the ID of the device / subdevice.
  *	Set during transport allocation.
  * @hw_id_str: a string with info about HW ID. Set during transport allocation.
@@ -349,7 +348,6 @@ struct iwl_trans {
 	spinlock_t reg_lock;
 
 	struct device *dev;
-	unsigned int irq;
 	u32 hw_rev;
 	u32 hw_id;
 	char hw_id_str[52];