diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-riscv-intc.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-riscv-intc.c
index e8d01b14ccdd..684875c39728 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-riscv-intc.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-riscv-intc.c
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 
 static struct irq_domain *intc_domain;
+static unsigned int riscv_intc_nr_irqs __ro_after_init = BITS_PER_LONG;
+static unsigned int riscv_intc_custom_base __ro_after_init = BITS_PER_LONG;
+static unsigned int riscv_intc_custom_nr_irqs __ro_after_init;
 
 static asmlinkage void riscv_intc_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	unsigned long cause = regs->cause & ~CAUSE_IRQ_FLAG;
 
-	if (unlikely(cause >= BITS_PER_LONG))
-		panic("unexpected interrupt cause");
-
-	generic_handle_domain_irq(intc_domain, cause);
+	if (generic_handle_domain_irq(intc_domain, cause))
+		pr_warn_ratelimited("Failed to handle interrupt (cause: %ld)\n", cause);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -93,6 +94,14 @@ static int riscv_intc_domain_alloc(struct irq_domain *domain,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * Only allow hwirq for which we have corresponding standard or
+	 * custom interrupt enable register.
+	 */
+	if ((hwirq >= riscv_intc_nr_irqs && hwirq < riscv_intc_custom_base) ||
+	    (hwirq >= riscv_intc_custom_base + riscv_intc_custom_nr_irqs))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_irqs; i++) {
 		ret = riscv_intc_domain_map(domain, virq + i, hwirq + i);
 		if (ret)
@@ -117,8 +126,7 @@ static int __init riscv_intc_init_common(struct fwnode_handle *fn)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	intc_domain = irq_domain_create_linear(fn, BITS_PER_LONG,
-					       &riscv_intc_domain_ops, NULL);
+	intc_domain = irq_domain_create_tree(fn, &riscv_intc_domain_ops, NULL);
 	if (!intc_domain) {
 		pr_err("unable to add IRQ domain\n");
 		return -ENXIO;
@@ -132,7 +140,11 @@ static int __init riscv_intc_init_common(struct fwnode_handle *fn)
 
 	riscv_set_intc_hwnode_fn(riscv_intc_hwnode);
 
-	pr_info("%d local interrupts mapped\n", BITS_PER_LONG);
+	pr_info("%d local interrupts mapped\n", riscv_intc_nr_irqs);
+	if (riscv_intc_custom_nr_irqs) {
+		pr_info("%d custom local interrupts mapped\n",
+			riscv_intc_custom_nr_irqs);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }