diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
index 2b0468e3df6a..f3f9873dfb68 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ int gic_get_c0_perfcount_int(void)
 				  GIC_LOCAL_TO_HWIRQ(GIC_LOCAL_INT_PERFCTR));
 }
 
-static unsigned int gic_get_int(void)
+static void gic_handle_shared_int(void)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int i, intr, virq;
 	unsigned long *pcpu_mask;
 	unsigned long pending_reg, intrmask_reg;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(pending, GIC_MAX_INTRS);
@@ -258,7 +258,16 @@ static unsigned int gic_get_int(void)
 	bitmap_and(pending, pending, intrmask, gic_shared_intrs);
 	bitmap_and(pending, pending, pcpu_mask, gic_shared_intrs);
 
-	return find_first_bit(pending, gic_shared_intrs);
+	intr = find_first_bit(pending, gic_shared_intrs);
+	while (intr != gic_shared_intrs) {
+		virq = irq_linear_revmap(gic_irq_domain,
+					 GIC_SHARED_TO_HWIRQ(intr));
+		do_IRQ(virq);
+
+		/* go to next pending bit */
+		bitmap_clear(pending, intr, 1);
+		intr = find_first_bit(pending, gic_shared_intrs);
+	}
 }
 
 static void gic_mask_irq(struct irq_data *d)
@@ -385,16 +394,26 @@ static struct irq_chip gic_edge_irq_controller = {
 #endif
 };
 
-static unsigned int gic_get_local_int(void)
+static void gic_handle_local_int(void)
 {
 	unsigned long pending, masked;
+	unsigned int intr, virq;
 
 	pending = gic_read(GIC_REG(VPE_LOCAL, GIC_VPE_PEND));
 	masked = gic_read(GIC_REG(VPE_LOCAL, GIC_VPE_MASK));
 
 	bitmap_and(&pending, &pending, &masked, GIC_NUM_LOCAL_INTRS);
 
-	return find_first_bit(&pending, GIC_NUM_LOCAL_INTRS);
+	intr = find_first_bit(&pending, GIC_NUM_LOCAL_INTRS);
+	while (intr != GIC_NUM_LOCAL_INTRS) {
+		virq = irq_linear_revmap(gic_irq_domain,
+					 GIC_LOCAL_TO_HWIRQ(intr));
+		do_IRQ(virq);
+
+		/* go to next pending bit */
+		bitmap_clear(&pending, intr, 1);
+		intr = find_first_bit(&pending, GIC_NUM_LOCAL_INTRS);
+	}
 }
 
 static void gic_mask_local_irq(struct irq_data *d)
@@ -453,19 +472,8 @@ static struct irq_chip gic_all_vpes_local_irq_controller = {
 
 static void __gic_irq_dispatch(void)
 {
-	unsigned int intr, virq;
-
-	while ((intr = gic_get_local_int()) != GIC_NUM_LOCAL_INTRS) {
-		virq = irq_linear_revmap(gic_irq_domain,
-					 GIC_LOCAL_TO_HWIRQ(intr));
-		do_IRQ(virq);
-	}
-
-	while ((intr = gic_get_int()) != gic_shared_intrs) {
-		virq = irq_linear_revmap(gic_irq_domain,
-					 GIC_SHARED_TO_HWIRQ(intr));
-		do_IRQ(virq);
-	}
+	gic_handle_local_int();
+	gic_handle_shared_int();
 }
 
 static void gic_irq_dispatch(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)