diff --git a/kernel/irq/handle.c b/kernel/irq/handle.c
index 157c04c3b158..c20db0be9173 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/handle.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/handle.c
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@ void init_kstat_irqs(struct irq_desc *desc, int cpu, int nr)
 		desc->kstat_irqs = (unsigned int *)ptr;
 }
 
-int __weak arch_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int cpu)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void init_one_irq_desc(int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, int cpu)
 {
 	memcpy(desc, &irq_desc_init, sizeof(struct irq_desc));
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 46953a06f4a8..c2741b02ad38 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -261,6 +261,15 @@ void enable_irq(unsigned int irq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(enable_irq);
 
+/*
+ * [ Not in kernel/irq/handle.c, so that GCC does not
+ *   inline the __weak alias: ]
+ */
+int __weak arch_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int cpu)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int set_irq_wake_real(unsigned int irq, unsigned int on)
 {
 	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);