diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c
index e7fb0bca3667..c9bf5d44402d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hpet.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c
@@ -184,6 +184,67 @@ static irqreturn_t hpet_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static void hpet_timer_set_irq(struct hpet_dev *devp)
+{
+	unsigned long v;
+	int irq, gsi;
+	struct hpet_timer __iomem *timer;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&hpet_lock);
+	if (devp->hd_hdwirq) {
+		spin_unlock_irq(&hpet_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	timer = devp->hd_timer;
+
+	/* we prefer level triggered mode */
+	v = readl(&timer->hpet_config);
+	if (!(v & Tn_INT_TYPE_CNF_MASK)) {
+		v |= Tn_INT_TYPE_CNF_MASK;
+		writel(v, &timer->hpet_config);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&hpet_lock);
+
+	v = (readq(&timer->hpet_config) & Tn_INT_ROUTE_CAP_MASK) >>
+				 Tn_INT_ROUTE_CAP_SHIFT;
+
+	/*
+	 * In PIC mode, skip IRQ0-4, IRQ6-9, IRQ12-15 which is always used by
+	 * legacy device. In IO APIC mode, we skip all the legacy IRQS.
+	 */
+	if (acpi_irq_model == ACPI_IRQ_MODEL_PIC)
+		v &= ~0xf3df;
+	else
+		v &= ~0xffff;
+
+	for (irq = find_first_bit(&v, HPET_MAX_IRQ); irq < HPET_MAX_IRQ;
+		irq = find_next_bit(&v, HPET_MAX_IRQ, 1 + irq)) {
+
+		if (irq >= NR_IRQS) {
+			irq = HPET_MAX_IRQ;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		gsi = acpi_register_gsi(irq, ACPI_LEVEL_SENSITIVE,
+					ACPI_ACTIVE_LOW);
+		if (gsi > 0)
+			break;
+
+		/* FIXME: Setup interrupt source table */
+	}
+
+	if (irq < HPET_MAX_IRQ) {
+		spin_lock_irq(&hpet_lock);
+		v = readl(&timer->hpet_config);
+		v |= irq << Tn_INT_ROUTE_CNF_SHIFT;
+		writel(v, &timer->hpet_config);
+		devp->hd_hdwirq = gsi;
+		spin_unlock_irq(&hpet_lock);
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
 static int hpet_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct hpet_dev *devp;
@@ -215,6 +276,8 @@ static int hpet_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	devp->hd_flags |= HPET_OPEN;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&hpet_lock);
 
+	hpet_timer_set_irq(devp);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/hpet.h b/include/linux/hpet.h
index 2dc29ce6c8e4..6d2626b63a9a 100644
--- a/include/linux/hpet.h
+++ b/include/linux/hpet.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct hpet {
 #define	hpet_compare	_u1._hpet_compare
 
 #define	HPET_MAX_TIMERS	(32)
+#define	HPET_MAX_IRQ	(32)
 
 /*
  * HPET general capabilities register
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ struct hpet {
  */
 
 #define	Tn_INT_ROUTE_CAP_MASK		(0xffffffff00000000ULL)
-#define	Tn_INI_ROUTE_CAP_SHIFT		(32UL)
+#define	Tn_INT_ROUTE_CAP_SHIFT		(32UL)
 #define	Tn_FSB_INT_DELCAP_MASK		(0x8000UL)
 #define	Tn_FSB_INT_DELCAP_SHIFT		(15)
 #define	Tn_FSB_EN_CNF_MASK		(0x4000UL)