diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c b/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
index 7aa89fac1f81..e1913f28f418 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@ void __init init_IRQ(void)
 {
 	plat_irq_setup();
 
+	/*
+	 * Pin any of the legacy IRQ vectors that haven't already been
+	 * grabbed by the platform
+	 */
+	reserve_irq_legacy();
+
 	/* Perform the machine specific initialisation */
 	if (sh_mv.mv_init_irq)
 		sh_mv.mv_init_irq();
diff --git a/drivers/sh/intc.c b/drivers/sh/intc.c
index 4789df43c0f9..a7e5c2e9986c 100644
--- a/drivers/sh/intc.c
+++ b/drivers/sh/intc.c
@@ -928,3 +928,28 @@ void destroy_irq(unsigned int irq)
 	__clear_bit(irq, intc_irq_map);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vector_lock, flags);
 }
+
+int reserve_irq_vector(unsigned int irq)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vector_lock, flags);
+	if (test_and_set_bit(irq, intc_irq_map))
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vector_lock, flags);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void reserve_irq_legacy(void)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int i, j;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vector_lock, flags);
+	j = find_first_bit(intc_irq_map, nr_irqs);
+	for (i = 0; i < j; i++)
+		__set_bit(i, intc_irq_map);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vector_lock, flags);
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/sh_intc.h b/include/linux/sh_intc.h
index 4e4b22d50164..4ef246f14654 100644
--- a/include/linux/sh_intc.h
+++ b/include/linux/sh_intc.h
@@ -84,4 +84,7 @@ struct intc_desc symbol __initdata = {					\
 void __init register_intc_controller(struct intc_desc *desc);
 int intc_set_priority(unsigned int irq, unsigned int prio);
 
+int reserve_irq_vector(unsigned int irq);
+void reserve_irq_legacy(void);
+
 #endif /* __SH_INTC_H */