diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/bfin-global.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/bfin-global.h
index 121cc04d877d..17bcbf60bcae 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/bfin-global.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/bfin-global.h
@@ -49,16 +49,6 @@ extern void dump_bfin_trace_buffer(void);
 #define dump_bfin_trace_buffer()
 #endif
 
-/* init functions only */
-extern int init_arch_irq(void);
-extern void init_exception_vectors(void);
-extern void program_IAR(void);
-
-extern asmlinkage void lower_to_irq14(void);
-extern asmlinkage void bfin_return_from_exception(void);
-extern asmlinkage void asm_do_IRQ(unsigned int irq, struct pt_regs *regs);
-extern int bfin_internal_set_wake(unsigned int irq, unsigned int state);
-
 extern void *l1_data_A_sram_alloc(size_t);
 extern void *l1_data_B_sram_alloc(size_t);
 extern void *l1_inst_sram_alloc(size_t);
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/irq_handler.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/irq_handler.h
index 7fbe42307b9a..88c35e4ea4bf 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/irq_handler.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/irq_handler.h
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 
+/* init functions only */
+extern int __init init_arch_irq(void);
+extern void init_exception_vectors(void);
+extern void __init program_IAR(void);
+
 /* BASE LEVEL interrupt handler routines */
 asmlinkage void evt_exception(void);
 asmlinkage void trap(void);
@@ -37,4 +42,9 @@ extern void return_from_exception(void);
 extern int bfin_request_exception(unsigned int exception, void (*handler)(void));
 extern int bfin_free_exception(unsigned int exception, void (*handler)(void));
 
+extern asmlinkage void lower_to_irq14(void);
+extern asmlinkage void bfin_return_from_exception(void);
+extern asmlinkage void asm_do_IRQ(unsigned int irq, struct pt_regs *regs);
+extern int bfin_internal_set_wake(unsigned int irq, unsigned int state);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
index 170cf90735ba..207bb6b11b5c 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <asm/gpio.h>
 #include <asm/portmux.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <asm/irq_handler.h>
 
 #if ANOMALY_05000311 || ANOMALY_05000323
 enum {
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_ksyms.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_ksyms.c
index 2c264b51566a..c446591b961d 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_ksyms.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_ksyms.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
+#include <asm/irq_handler.h>
 
 /* Allow people to have their own Blackfin exception handler in a module */
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bfin_return_from_exception);
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/ipipe.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/ipipe.c
index f37019c847c9..486426f8a0d7 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/ipipe.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/ipipe.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
+#include <asm/irq_handler.h>
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct pt_regs, __ipipe_tick_regs);
 
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/irqchip.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/irqchip.c
index 1696d34f51c2..ff3d747154ac 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/irqchip.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/irqchip.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <asm/irq_handler.h>
 #include <asm/trace.h>
 #include <asm/pda.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/setup.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/setup.c
index fac1ec365fbd..904a25d5e992 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/setup.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/fixed_code.h>
 #include <asm/early_printk.h>
+#include <asm/irq_handler.h>
 
 u16 _bfin_swrst;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(_bfin_swrst);
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-common/smp.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-common/smp.c
index 1fbd94c44457..c0ac8e643361 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-common/smp.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-common/smp.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
+#include <asm/irq_handler.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/pgalloc.h>