diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
index 7527f6a9adae..d564d21245c5 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ config ARM_GIC
 	bool
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY
-	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
-	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_EFFECTIVE_AFF_MASK
 
 config ARM_GIC_PM
@@ -35,8 +34,7 @@ config GIC_NON_BANKED
 config ARM_GIC_V3
 	bool
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
-	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
-	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY
 	select PARTITION_PERCPU
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_EFFECTIVE_AFF_MASK
@@ -68,8 +66,7 @@ config ARM_NVIC
 config ARM_VIC
 	bool
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
-	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
-	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER
 
 config ARM_VIC_NR
 	int
@@ -96,16 +93,14 @@ config ATMEL_AIC_IRQ
 	bool
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
-	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
-	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 
 config ATMEL_AIC5_IRQ
 	bool
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
-	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
-	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 
 config I8259
@@ -142,8 +137,7 @@ config DW_APB_ICTL
 config FARADAY_FTINTC010
 	bool
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
-	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
-	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 
 config HISILICON_IRQ_MBIGEN
@@ -168,8 +162,7 @@ config CLPS711X_IRQCHIP
 	bool
 	depends on ARCH_CLPS711X
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
-	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
-	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	default y
 
@@ -188,8 +181,7 @@ config OMAP_IRQCHIP
 config ORION_IRQCHIP
 	bool
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
-	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
-	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER
 
 config PIC32_EVIC
 	bool
diff --git a/kernel/irq/Kconfig b/kernel/irq/Kconfig
index c6766f326072..5f3e2baefca9 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/irq/Kconfig
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ config GENERIC_IRQ_DEBUGFS
 endmenu
 
 config GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER
-	depends on !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
 	bool
 	help
 	  Allow to specify the low level IRQ handler at run time.