diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-exynos/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-exynos/platsmp.c
index 60f7c5b..95e04bd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-exynos/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-exynos/platsmp.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
@@ -76,13 +75,6 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(boot_lock);
 static void __cpuinit exynos_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	/*
-	 * if any interrupts are already enabled for the primary
-	 * core (e.g. timer irq), then they will not have been enabled
-	 * for us: do so
-	 */
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-
-	/*
 	 * let the primary processor know we're out of the
 	 * pen, then head off into the C entry point
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-highbank/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-highbank/platsmp.c
index 8797a70..a984573 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-highbank/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-highbank/platsmp.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 
 #include <asm/smp_scu.h>
 
@@ -25,11 +24,6 @@
 
 extern void secondary_startup(void);
 
-static void __cpuinit highbank_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-}
-
 static int __cpuinit highbank_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	highbank_set_cpu_jump(cpu, secondary_startup);
@@ -67,7 +61,6 @@ static void __init highbank_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 struct smp_operations highbank_smp_ops __initdata = {
 	.smp_init_cpus		= highbank_smp_init_cpus,
 	.smp_prepare_cpus	= highbank_smp_prepare_cpus,
-	.smp_secondary_init	= highbank_secondary_init,
 	.smp_boot_secondary	= highbank_boot_secondary,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	.cpu_die		= highbank_cpu_die,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/platsmp.c
index 7c0b03f..77e9a25 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/platsmp.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/smp_scu.h>
 #include <asm/mach/map.h>
@@ -52,16 +51,6 @@ void imx_scu_standby_enable(void)
 	writel_relaxed(val, scu_base);
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit imx_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	/*
-	 * if any interrupts are already enabled for the primary
-	 * core (e.g. timer irq), then they will not have been enabled
-	 * for us: do so
-	 */
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-}
-
 static int __cpuinit imx_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	imx_set_cpu_jump(cpu, v7_secondary_startup);
@@ -96,7 +85,6 @@ static void __init imx_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 struct smp_operations  imx_smp_ops __initdata = {
 	.smp_init_cpus		= imx_smp_init_cpus,
 	.smp_prepare_cpus	= imx_smp_prepare_cpus,
-	.smp_secondary_init	= imx_secondary_init,
 	.smp_boot_secondary	= imx_boot_secondary,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	.cpu_die		= imx_cpu_die,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c
index 42932865..00cdb0a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/cputype.h>
@@ -42,13 +41,6 @@ static inline int get_core_count(void)
 static void __cpuinit msm_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	/*
-	 * if any interrupts are already enabled for the primary
-	 * core (e.g. timer irq), then they will not have been enabled
-	 * for us: do so
-	 */
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-
-	/*
 	 * let the primary processor know we're out of the
 	 * pen, then head off into the C entry point
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-smp.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-smp.c
index d972721..e7a4497 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-smp.c
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ static void __cpuinit omap4_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
 							4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 
 	/*
-	 * If any interrupts are already enabled for the primary
-	 * core (e.g. timer irq), then they will not have been enabled
-	 * for us: do so
-	 */
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-
-	/*
 	 * Synchronise with the boot thread.
 	 */
 	spin_lock(&boot_lock);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-prima2/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-prima2/platsmp.c
index 4b78831..c7c92e7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-prima2/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-prima2/platsmp.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/mach/map.h>
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
@@ -49,13 +48,6 @@ void __init sirfsoc_map_scu(void)
 static void __cpuinit sirfsoc_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	/*
-	 * if any interrupts are already enabled for the primary
-	 * core (e.g. timer irq), then they will not have been enabled
-	 * for us: do so
-	 */
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-
-	/*
 	 * let the primary processor know we're out of the
 	 * pen, then head off into the C entry point
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-emev2.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-emev2.c
index 953eb1f..384e27d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-emev2.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-emev2.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 #include <mach/common.h>
 #include <mach/emev2.h>
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
@@ -85,11 +84,6 @@ static int __maybe_unused emev2_cpu_kill(unsigned int cpu)
 }
 
 
-static void __cpuinit emev2_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-}
-
 static int __cpuinit emev2_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	cpu = cpu_logical_map(cpu);
@@ -124,7 +118,6 @@ static void __init emev2_smp_init_cpus(void)
 struct smp_operations emev2_smp_ops __initdata = {
 	.smp_init_cpus		= emev2_smp_init_cpus,
 	.smp_prepare_cpus	= emev2_smp_prepare_cpus,
-	.smp_secondary_init	= emev2_secondary_init,
 	.smp_boot_secondary	= emev2_boot_secondary,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	.cpu_kill		= emev2_cpu_kill,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7779.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7779.c
index 3a4acf2..9949065 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7779.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7779.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 #include <mach/common.h>
 #include <mach/r8a7779.h>
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
@@ -132,11 +131,6 @@ static int __maybe_unused r8a7779_cpu_kill(unsigned int cpu)
 }
 
 
-static void __cpuinit r8a7779_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-}
-
 static int __cpuinit r8a7779_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	struct r8a7779_pm_ch *ch = NULL;
@@ -186,7 +180,6 @@ static void __init r8a7779_smp_init_cpus(void)
 struct smp_operations r8a7779_smp_ops  __initdata = {
 	.smp_init_cpus		= r8a7779_smp_init_cpus,
 	.smp_prepare_cpus	= r8a7779_smp_prepare_cpus,
-	.smp_secondary_init	= r8a7779_secondary_init,
 	.smp_boot_secondary	= r8a7779_boot_secondary,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	.cpu_kill		= r8a7779_cpu_kill,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-sh73a0.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-sh73a0.c
index acb46a9..d0f9aca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-sh73a0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-sh73a0.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 #include <mach/common.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
@@ -59,11 +58,6 @@ static unsigned int __init sh73a0_get_core_count(void)
 	return scu_get_core_count(scu_base);
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit sh73a0_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-}
-
 static int __cpuinit sh73a0_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	cpu = cpu_logical_map(cpu);
@@ -138,7 +132,6 @@ static void sh73a0_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 struct smp_operations sh73a0_smp_ops __initdata = {
 	.smp_init_cpus		= sh73a0_smp_init_cpus,
 	.smp_prepare_cpus	= sh73a0_smp_prepare_cpus,
-	.smp_secondary_init	= sh73a0_secondary_init,
 	.smp_boot_secondary	= sh73a0_boot_secondary,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	.cpu_kill		= sh73a0_cpu_kill,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/platsmp.c
index 84c60fa..ca14d1d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/platsmp.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/smp_scu.h>
@@ -33,16 +32,6 @@
 extern void __iomem *sys_manager_base_addr;
 extern void __iomem *rst_manager_base_addr;
 
-static void __cpuinit socfpga_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	/*
-	 * if any interrupts are already enabled for the primary
-	 * core (e.g. timer irq), then they will not have been enabled
-	 * for us: do so
-	 */
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-}
-
 static int __cpuinit socfpga_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	int trampoline_size = &secondary_trampoline_end - &secondary_trampoline;
@@ -109,7 +98,6 @@ static void socfpga_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 struct smp_operations socfpga_smp_ops __initdata = {
 	.smp_init_cpus		= socfpga_smp_init_cpus,
 	.smp_prepare_cpus	= socfpga_smp_prepare_cpus,
-	.smp_secondary_init	= socfpga_secondary_init,
 	.smp_boot_secondary	= socfpga_boot_secondary,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	.cpu_die		= socfpga_cpu_die,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-spear13xx/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-spear13xx/platsmp.c
index af4ade6..551c69c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-spear13xx/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-spear13xx/platsmp.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/smp_scu.h>
 #include <mach/spear.h>
@@ -28,13 +27,6 @@ static void __iomem *scu_base = IOMEM(VA_SCU_BASE);
 static void __cpuinit spear13xx_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	/*
-	 * if any interrupts are already enabled for the primary
-	 * core (e.g. timer irq), then they will not have been enabled
-	 * for us: do so
-	 */
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-
-	/*
 	 * let the primary processor know we're out of the
 	 * pen, then head off into the C entry point
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c
index 2c6b3d5..9348d3c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 #include <linux/clk/tegra.h>
 
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
@@ -44,13 +43,6 @@ static cpumask_t tegra_cpu_init_mask;
 
 static void __cpuinit tegra_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	/*
-	 * if any interrupts are already enabled for the primary
-	 * core (e.g. timer irq), then they will not have been enabled
-	 * for us: do so
-	 */
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-
 	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &tegra_cpu_init_mask);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
index 18f7af3..152b130 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
@@ -58,13 +57,6 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(boot_lock);
 static void __cpuinit ux500_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	/*
-	 * if any interrupts are already enabled for the primary
-	 * core (e.g. timer irq), then they will not have been enabled
-	 * for us: do so
-	 */
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-
-	/*
 	 * let the primary processor know we're out of the
 	 * pen, then head off into the C entry point
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-virt/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-virt/platsmp.c
index 8badaab..f4143f5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-virt/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-virt/platsmp.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
-
 #include <asm/psci.h>
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
 
@@ -45,14 +43,8 @@ static int __cpuinit virt_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu,
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit virt_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-}
-
 struct smp_operations __initdata virt_smp_ops = {
 	.smp_init_cpus		= virt_smp_init_cpus,
 	.smp_prepare_cpus	= virt_smp_prepare_cpus,
-	.smp_secondary_init	= virt_secondary_init,
 	.smp_boot_secondary	= virt_boot_secondary,
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-versatile/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/plat-versatile/platsmp.c
index f2ac155..1e1b2d7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-versatile/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-versatile/platsmp.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
 
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
@@ -37,13 +36,6 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(boot_lock);
 void __cpuinit versatile_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	/*
-	 * if any interrupts are already enabled for the primary
-	 * core (e.g. timer irq), then they will not have been enabled
-	 * for us: do so
-	 */
-	gic_secondary_init(0);
-
-	/*
 	 * let the primary processor know we're out of the
 	 * pen, then head off into the C entry point
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
index 974f77c..add1fd8 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/cpu_pm.h>
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
@@ -699,6 +700,25 @@ static int gic_irq_domain_xlate(struct irq_domain *d,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+static int __cpuinit gic_secondary_init(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+					unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+{
+	if (action == CPU_STARTING)
+		gic_cpu_init(&gic_data[0]);
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Notifier for enabling the GIC CPU interface. Set an arbitrarily high
+ * priority because the GIC needs to be up before the ARM generic timers.
+ */
+static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata gic_cpu_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call = gic_secondary_init,
+	.priority = 100,
+};
+#endif
+
 const struct irq_domain_ops gic_irq_domain_ops = {
 	.map = gic_irq_domain_map,
 	.xlate = gic_irq_domain_xlate,
@@ -789,6 +809,7 @@ void __init gic_init_bases(unsigned int gic_nr, int irq_start,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	set_smp_cross_call(gic_raise_softirq);
+	register_cpu_notifier(&gic_cpu_notifier);
 #endif
 
 	set_handle_irq(gic_handle_irq);
@@ -799,13 +820,6 @@ void __init gic_init_bases(unsigned int gic_nr, int irq_start,
 	gic_pm_init(gic);
 }
 
-void __cpuinit gic_secondary_init(unsigned int gic_nr)
-{
-	BUG_ON(gic_nr >= MAX_GIC_NR);
-
-	gic_cpu_init(&gic_data[gic_nr]);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 static int gic_cnt __initdata = 0;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h
index 3fd8e42..3e203eb 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ extern struct irq_chip gic_arch_extn;
 
 void gic_init_bases(unsigned int, int, void __iomem *, void __iomem *,
 		    u32 offset, struct device_node *);
-void gic_secondary_init(unsigned int);
 void gic_cascade_irq(unsigned int gic_nr, unsigned int irq);
 
 static inline void gic_init(unsigned int nr, int start,
