diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/intc-sh73a0.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/intc-sh73a0.c
index 9e3618028acc..fd63ae6532fc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/intc-sh73a0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/intc-sh73a0.c
@@ -252,11 +252,6 @@ static irqreturn_t sh73a0_intcs_demux(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static int sh73a0_set_wake(struct irq_data *data, unsigned int on)
-{
-	return 0; /* always allow wakeup */
-}
-
 #define PINTER0_PHYS 0xe69000a0
 #define PINTER1_PHYS 0xe69000a4
 #define PINTER0_VIRT IOMEM(0xe69000a0)
@@ -318,8 +313,8 @@ void __init sh73a0_init_irq(void)
 	void __iomem *gic_cpu_base = IOMEM(0xf0000100);
 	void __iomem *intevtsa = ioremap_nocache(0xffd20100, PAGE_SIZE);
 
+	gic_set_irqchip_flags(IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE);
 	gic_init(0, 29, gic_dist_base, gic_cpu_base);
-	gic_arch_extn.irq_set_wake = sh73a0_set_wake;
 
 	register_intc_controller(&intcs_desc);
 	register_intc_controller(&intc_pint0_desc);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7779.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7779.c
index 27dceaf9e688..c03e562be12b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7779.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7779.c
@@ -713,18 +713,13 @@ void __init r8a7779_init_late(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USE_OF
-static int r8a7779_set_wake(struct irq_data *data, unsigned int on)
-{
-	return 0; /* always allow wakeup */
-}
-
 void __init r8a7779_init_irq_dt(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_SHMOBILE_LEGACY
 	void __iomem *gic_dist_base = ioremap_nocache(0xf0001000, 0x1000);
 	void __iomem *gic_cpu_base = ioremap_nocache(0xf0000100, 0x1000);
 #endif
-	gic_arch_extn.irq_set_wake = r8a7779_set_wake;
+	gic_set_irqchip_flags(IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_SHMOBILE_LEGACY
 	gic_init(0, 29, gic_dist_base, gic_cpu_base);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/cpu.c b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/cpu.c
index dbb2970ee7da..6ced0f680262 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/cpu.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void ux500_restart(enum reboot_mode mode, const char *cmd)
 */
 void __init ux500_init_irq(void)
 {
-	gic_arch_extn.flags = IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE | IRQCHIP_MASK_ON_SUSPEND;
+	gic_set_irqchip_flags(IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE | IRQCHIP_MASK_ON_SUSPEND);
 	irqchip_init();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/common.c
index c887196cfdbe..58ef2a700414 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/common.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void __init zynq_map_io(void)
 
 static void __init zynq_irq_init(void)
 {
-	gic_arch_extn.flags = IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE | IRQCHIP_MASK_ON_SUSPEND;
+	gic_set_irqchip_flags(IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE | IRQCHIP_MASK_ON_SUSPEND);
 	irqchip_init();
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
index 868983c6aa5e..61ffbbc92f37 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
@@ -880,6 +880,11 @@ static const struct irq_domain_ops gic_irq_domain_ops = {
 	.xlate = gic_irq_domain_xlate,
 };
 
+void gic_set_irqchip_flags(unsigned long flags)
+{
+	gic_chip.flags |= flags;
+}
+
 void __init gic_init_bases(unsigned int gic_nr, int irq_start,
 			   void __iomem *dist_base, void __iomem *cpu_base,
 			   u32 percpu_offset, struct device_node *node)
diff --git a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h
index 3978c5be4edc..36ec4ae74634 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ struct device_node;
 
 extern struct irq_chip gic_arch_extn;
 
+void gic_set_irqchip_flags(unsigned long flags);
 void gic_init_bases(unsigned int, int, void __iomem *, void __iomem *,
 		    u32 offset, struct device_node *);
 void gic_cascade_irq(unsigned int gic_nr, unsigned int irq);