diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index cee5f93..d612972 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1071,10 +1071,6 @@
 config SYS_SUPPORTS_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	bool
 
-config I8259
-	bool
-	select IRQ_DOMAIN
-
 config MIPS_BONITO64
 	bool
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
index 3f5cf8a..3156c8d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_MIPS_VPE_APSP_API_CMP) += rtlx-cmp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MIPS_VPE_APSP_API_MT) += rtlx-mt.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_I8259)		+= i8259.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IRQ_CPU_RM7K)	+= irq-rm7000.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MSC)		+= irq-msc01.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IRQ_TXX9)		+= irq_txx9.o
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
index 120d815..5b85371 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 
+config I8259
+	bool
+	select IRQ_DOMAIN
+
 config BCM7038_L1_IRQ
 	bool
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/Makefile b/drivers/irqchip/Makefile
index 11d08c9..d4c5e56 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_VIC)			+= irq-vic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATMEL_AIC_IRQ)		+= irq-atmel-aic-common.o irq-atmel-aic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATMEL_AIC5_IRQ)	+= irq-atmel-aic-common.o irq-atmel-aic5.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_I8259)			+= irq-i8259.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMGPDC_IRQ)		+= irq-imgpdc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IRQ_MIPS_CPU)		+= irq-mips-cpu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SIRF_IRQ)			+= irq-sirfsoc.o
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/i8259.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-i8259.c
similarity index 99%
rename from arch/mips/kernel/i8259.c
rename to drivers/irqchip/irq-i8259.c
index a8acee7..a29638a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/i8259.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-i8259.c
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip.h>
 #include <linux/irqdomain.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip.h>
 
 #include <asm/i8259.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>