diff --git a/hw/sh.h b/hw/sh.h
index 50a1ae961f..800b2a1e3f 100644
--- a/hw/sh.h
+++ b/hw/sh.h
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ int sh7750_register_io_device(struct SH7750State *s,
 #define TMU012_FEAT_3CHAN  (1 << 1)
 #define TMU012_FEAT_EXTCLK (1 << 2)
 void tmu012_init(target_phys_addr_t base, int feat, uint32_t freq,
-		 struct intc_source *ch0_irq, struct intc_source *ch1_irq,
-		 struct intc_source *ch2_irq0, struct intc_source *ch2_irq1);
+		 qemu_irq ch0_irq, qemu_irq ch1_irq,
+		 qemu_irq ch2_irq0, qemu_irq ch2_irq1);
 
 
 /* sh_serial.c */
diff --git a/hw/sh7750.c b/hw/sh7750.c
index 62c226e371..f04d13a6f6 100644
--- a/hw/sh7750.c
+++ b/hw/sh7750.c
@@ -678,10 +678,10 @@ SH7750State *sh7750_init(CPUSH4State * cpu)
     tmu012_init(0x1fd80000,
 		TMU012_FEAT_TOCR | TMU012_FEAT_3CHAN | TMU012_FEAT_EXTCLK,
 		s->periph_freq,
-		sh_intc_source(&s->intc, TMU0),
-		sh_intc_source(&s->intc, TMU1),
-		sh_intc_source(&s->intc, TMU2_TUNI),
-		sh_intc_source(&s->intc, TMU2_TICPI));
+		s->intc.irqs[TMU0],
+		s->intc.irqs[TMU1],
+		s->intc.irqs[TMU2_TUNI],
+		s->intc.irqs[TMU2_TICPI]);
 
     if (cpu->id & (SH_CPU_SH7750 | SH_CPU_SH7750S | SH_CPU_SH7751)) {
         sh_intc_register_sources(&s->intc,
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@ SH7750State *sh7750_init(CPUSH4State * cpu)
 				 _INTC_ARRAY(vectors_tmu34),
 				 NULL, 0);
         tmu012_init(0x1e100000, 0, s->periph_freq,
-		    sh_intc_source(&s->intc, TMU3),
-		    sh_intc_source(&s->intc, TMU4),
+		    s->intc.irqs[TMU3],
+		    s->intc.irqs[TMU4],
 		    NULL, NULL);
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/sh_intc.c b/hw/sh_intc.c
index 8d1674ae37..3c6809ac5f 100644
--- a/hw/sh_intc.c
+++ b/hw/sh_intc.c
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ void sh_intc_toggle_source(struct intc_source *source,
   }
 }
 
+void sh_intc_set_irq (void *opaque, int n, int level)
+{
+  struct intc_desc *desc = opaque;
+  struct intc_source *source = &(desc->sources[n]);
+
+  sh_intc_toggle_source(source, 0, level ? 1 : -1);  
+}
+
 int sh_intc_get_pending_vector(struct intc_desc *desc, int imask)
 {
     unsigned int i;
@@ -428,6 +436,8 @@ int sh_intc_init(struct intc_desc *desc,
 
         source->parent = desc;
     }
+
+    desc->irqs = qemu_allocate_irqs(sh_intc_set_irq, desc, nr_sources);
  
     desc->iomemtype = cpu_register_io_memory(0, sh_intc_readfn,
 					     sh_intc_writefn, desc);
diff --git a/hw/sh_intc.h b/hw/sh_intc.h
index d22a4a2a4c..4362dcf102 100644
--- a/hw/sh_intc.h
+++ b/hw/sh_intc.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef __SH_INTC_H__
 #define __SH_INTC_H__
 
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "irq.h"
+
 typedef unsigned char intc_enum;
 
 struct intc_vect {
@@ -43,13 +46,13 @@ struct intc_source {
 };
 
 struct intc_desc {
+    qemu_irq *irqs;
     struct intc_source *sources;
     int nr_sources;
     struct intc_mask_reg *mask_regs;
     int nr_mask_regs;
     struct intc_prio_reg *prio_regs;
     int nr_prio_regs;
-
     int iomemtype;
     int pending; /* number of interrupt sources that has pending set */
 };
diff --git a/hw/sh_timer.c b/hw/sh_timer.c
index df265d2d2a..743a970a4b 100644
--- a/hw/sh_timer.c
+++ b/hw/sh_timer.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ typedef struct {
     int old_level;
     int feat;
     int enabled;
-    struct intc_source *irq;
+    qemu_irq irq;
 } sh_timer_state;
 
 /* Check all active timers, and schedule the next timer interrupt. */
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void sh_timer_update(sh_timer_state *s)
     int new_level = s->int_level && (s->tcr & TIMER_TCR_UNIE);
 
     if (new_level != s->old_level)
-      sh_intc_toggle_source(s->irq, 0, new_level ? 1 : -1);
+      qemu_set_irq (s->irq, new_level);
 
     s->old_level = s->int_level;
     s->int_level = new_level;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static void sh_timer_tick(void *opaque)
     sh_timer_update(s);
 }
 
-static void *sh_timer_init(uint32_t freq, int feat, struct intc_source *irq)
+static void *sh_timer_init(uint32_t freq, int feat, qemu_irq irq)
 {
     sh_timer_state *s;
     QEMUBH *bh;
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ static CPUWriteMemoryFunc *tmu012_writefn[] = {
 };
 
 void tmu012_init(target_phys_addr_t base, int feat, uint32_t freq,
-		 struct intc_source *ch0_irq, struct intc_source *ch1_irq,
-		 struct intc_source *ch2_irq0, struct intc_source *ch2_irq1)
+		 qemu_irq ch0_irq, qemu_irq ch1_irq,
+		 qemu_irq ch2_irq0, qemu_irq ch2_irq1)
 {
     int iomemtype;
     tmu012_state *s;