diff --git a/kernel/irq/handle.c b/kernel/irq/handle.c
index e161999b6683..104578541230 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/handle.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/handle.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int __init early_irq_init(void)
  	node = first_online_node;
 
 	/* allocate irq_desc_ptrs array based on nr_irqs */
-	irq_desc_ptrs = alloc_bootmem(nr_irqs * sizeof(void *));
+	irq_desc_ptrs = kcalloc(nr_irqs, sizeof(void *), GFP_NOWAIT);
 
 	/* allocate based on nr_cpu_ids */
 	kstat_irqs_legacy = kzalloc_node(NR_IRQS_LEGACY * nr_cpu_ids *