diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tilegx.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tilegx.c
index f3713d32c9a1..0d247673c3ca 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tilegx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tilegx.c
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ static int ehci_hcd_tilegx_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ehci->hcs_params = readl(&ehci->caps->hcs_params);
 
 	/* Create our IRQs and register them. */
-	pdata->irq = create_irq();
-	if (pdata->irq < 0) {
+	pdata->irq = irq_alloc_hwirq(-1);
+	if (!pdata->irq) {
 		ret = -ENXIO;
 		goto err_no_irq;
 	}
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int ehci_hcd_tilegx_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 err_have_irq:
-	destroy_irq(pdata->irq);
+	irq_free_hwirq(pdata->irq);
 err_no_irq:
 	tilegx_stop_ehc();
 	usb_put_hcd(hcd);
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int ehci_hcd_tilegx_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	usb_put_hcd(hcd);
 	tilegx_stop_ehc();
 	gxio_usb_host_destroy(&pdata->usb_ctx);
-	destroy_irq(pdata->irq);
+	irq_free_hwirq(pdata->irq);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-tilegx.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-tilegx.c
index 0b183e0b0a8a..bef6dfb0405a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-tilegx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-tilegx.c
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ static int ohci_hcd_tilegx_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	tilegx_start_ohc();
 
 	/* Create our IRQs and register them. */
-	pdata->irq = create_irq();
-	if (pdata->irq < 0) {
+	pdata->irq = irq_alloc_hwirq(-1);
+	if (!pdata->irq) {
 		ret = -ENXIO;
 		goto err_no_irq;
 	}
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static int ohci_hcd_tilegx_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 err_have_irq:
-	destroy_irq(pdata->irq);
+	irq_free_hwirq(pdata->irq);
 err_no_irq:
 	tilegx_stop_ohc();
 	usb_put_hcd(hcd);
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static int ohci_hcd_tilegx_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	usb_put_hcd(hcd);
 	tilegx_stop_ohc();
 	gxio_usb_host_destroy(&pdata->usb_ctx);
-	destroy_irq(pdata->irq);
+	irq_free_hwirq(pdata->irq);
 
 	return 0;
 }