diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/intc-arcv2.c b/arch/arc/kernel/intc-arcv2.c
index 26c156827479..0394f9f61b46 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/intc-arcv2.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/intc-arcv2.c
@@ -106,10 +106,21 @@ static struct irq_chip arcv2_irq_chip = {
 static int arcv2_irq_map(struct irq_domain *d, unsigned int irq,
 			 irq_hw_number_t hw)
 {
-	if (irq == TIMER0_IRQ || irq == IPI_IRQ)
+	/*
+	 * core intc IRQs [16, 23]:
+	 * Statically assigned always private-per-core (Timers, WDT, IPI, PCT)
+	 */
+	if (hw < 24) {
+		/*
+		 * A subsequent request_percpu_irq() fails if percpu_devid is
+		 * not set. That in turns sets NOAUTOEN, meaning each core needs
+		 * to call enable_percpu_irq()
+		 */
+		irq_set_percpu_devid(irq);
 		irq_set_chip_and_handler(irq, &arcv2_irq_chip, handle_percpu_irq);
-	else
+	} else {
 		irq_set_chip_and_handler(irq, &arcv2_irq_chip, handle_level_irq);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }