diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c
index 3ad1f76c063a..2d5e7b21d960 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ static void octeon_irq_free_cd(struct irq_domain *d, unsigned int irq)
 static int octeon_irq_force_ciu_mapping(struct irq_domain *domain,
 					int irq, int line, int bit)
 {
+	struct device_node *of_node;
+	int ret;
+
+	of_node = irq_domain_get_of_node(domain);
+	if (!of_node)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	ret = irq_alloc_desc_at(irq, of_node_to_nid(of_node));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	return irq_domain_associate(domain, irq, line << 6 | bit);
 }