diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-cpu.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-cpu.c
index 95d4fd8f7a96..0bbb0b2d0dd5 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-cpu.c
@@ -197,6 +197,13 @@ static int mips_cpu_ipi_alloc(struct irq_domain *domain, unsigned int virq,
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
+		ret = irq_domain_set_hwirq_and_chip(domain->parent, virq + i, hwirq,
+						    &mips_mt_cpu_irq_controller,
+						    NULL);
+
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		ret = irq_set_irq_type(virq + i, IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;