diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
index d0e948084eaf..e219a5bf0cac 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
@@ -814,12 +814,13 @@ void __init gic_init_bases(unsigned int gic_nr, int irq_start,
 	if (WARN_ON(!gic->domain))
 		return;
 
+	if (gic_nr == 0) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	set_smp_cross_call(gic_raise_softirq);
-	register_cpu_notifier(&gic_cpu_notifier);
+		set_smp_cross_call(gic_raise_softirq);
+		register_cpu_notifier(&gic_cpu_notifier);
 #endif
-
-	set_handle_irq(gic_handle_irq);
+		set_handle_irq(gic_handle_irq);
+	}
 
 	gic_chip.flags |= gic_arch_extn.flags;
 	gic_dist_init(gic);