diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c
index fe429e5d6b29..96e02d845716 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -88,6 +88,52 @@ static struct irq_pin_list {
 	short apic, pin, next;
 } irq_2_pin[PIN_MAP_SIZE];
 
+struct io_apic {
+	unsigned int index;
+	unsigned int unused[3];
+	unsigned int data;
+};
+
+static __attribute_const__ struct io_apic __iomem *io_apic_base(int idx)
+{
+	return (void __iomem *) __fix_to_virt(FIX_IO_APIC_BASE_0 + idx)
+		+ (mp_ioapics[idx].mpc_apicaddr & ~PAGE_MASK);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int io_apic_read(unsigned int apic, unsigned int reg)
+{
+	struct io_apic __iomem *io_apic = io_apic_base(apic);
+	writel(reg, &io_apic->index);
+	return readl(&io_apic->data);
+}
+
+static inline void io_apic_write(unsigned int apic, unsigned int reg, unsigned int value)
+{
+	struct io_apic __iomem *io_apic = io_apic_base(apic);
+	writel(reg, &io_apic->index);
+	writel(value, &io_apic->data);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Re-write a value: to be used for read-modify-write
+ * cycles where the read already set up the index register.
+ */
+static inline void io_apic_modify(unsigned int apic, unsigned int value)
+{
+	struct io_apic __iomem *io_apic = io_apic_base(apic);
+	writel(value, &io_apic->data);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Synchronize the IO-APIC and the CPU by doing
+ * a dummy read from the IO-APIC
+ */
+static inline void io_apic_sync(unsigned int apic)
+{
+	struct io_apic __iomem *io_apic = io_apic_base(apic);
+	readl(&io_apic->data);
+}
+
 #define __DO_ACTION(R, ACTION, FINAL)					\
 									\
 {									\
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/io_apic.h b/include/asm-x86_64/io_apic.h
index 171ec2dc8c04..561ecbfd4cb5 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/io_apic.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/io_apic.h
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 
 #define APIC_MISMATCH_DEBUG
 
-#define IO_APIC_BASE(idx) \
-		((volatile int *)(__fix_to_virt(FIX_IO_APIC_BASE_0 + idx) \
-		+ (mp_ioapics[idx].mpc_apicaddr & ~PAGE_MASK)))
-
 /*
  * The structure of the IO-APIC:
  */
@@ -119,36 +115,6 @@ extern struct mpc_config_intsrc mp_irqs[MAX_IRQ_SOURCES];
 /* non-0 if default (table-less) MP configuration */
 extern int mpc_default_type;
 
-static inline unsigned int io_apic_read(unsigned int apic, unsigned int reg)
-{
-	*IO_APIC_BASE(apic) = reg;
-	return *(IO_APIC_BASE(apic)+4);
-}
-
-static inline void io_apic_write(unsigned int apic, unsigned int reg, unsigned int value)
-{
-	*IO_APIC_BASE(apic) = reg;
-	*(IO_APIC_BASE(apic)+4) = value;
-}
-
-/*
- * Re-write a value: to be used for read-modify-write
- * cycles where the read already set up the index register.
- */
-static inline void io_apic_modify(unsigned int apic, unsigned int value)
-{
-	*(IO_APIC_BASE(apic)+4) = value;
-}
-
-/*
- * Synchronize the IO-APIC and the CPU by doing
- * a dummy read from the IO-APIC
- */
-static inline void io_apic_sync(unsigned int apic)
-{
-	(void) *(IO_APIC_BASE(apic)+4);
-}
-
 /* 1 if "noapic" boot option passed */
 extern int skip_ioapic_setup;