diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 7cb4b0e5f49a..af4eed3136f5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ config MACH_XILFPGA
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_ZBOOT_UART16550
 	select USE_OF
 	select USE_GENERIC_EARLY_PRINTK_8250
+	select XILINX_INTC
 	help
 	  This enables support for the IMG University Program MIPSfpga platform.
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/xilfpga/nexys4ddr.dts b/arch/mips/boot/dts/xilfpga/nexys4ddr.dts
index 48d21127c3f3..8db660b06ac9 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/xilfpga/nexys4ddr.dts
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/xilfpga/nexys4ddr.dts
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ cpuintc: interrupt-controller {
 		compatible = "mti,cpu-interrupt-controller";
 	};
 
+	axi_intc: interrupt-controller@10200000 {
+		#interrupt-cells = <1>;
+		compatible = "xlnx,xps-intc-1.00.a";
+		interrupt-controller;
+		reg = <0x10200000 0x10000>;
+		xlnx,kind-of-intr = <0x0>;
+		xlnx,num-intr-inputs = <0x6>;
+
+		interrupt-parent = <&cpuintc>;
+		interrupts = <6>;
+	};
+
 	axi_gpio: gpio@10600000 {
 		#gpio-cells = <1>;
 		compatible = "xlnx,xps-gpio-1.00.a";