diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-vt8500.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-vt8500.c
index debca897c1ee..15134cb2fbe5 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-vt8500.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-vt8500.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/irqchip.h>
+#include <linux/irqchip/chained_irq.h>
 #include <linux/irqdomain.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ struct vt8500_irq_data {
 /* Global variable for accessing io-mem addresses */
 static struct vt8500_irq_data intc[VT8500_INTC_MAX];
 static u32 active_cnt = 0;
+/* Primary interrupt controller data */
+static struct vt8500_irq_data *primary_intc;
 
 static void vt8500_irq_ack(struct irq_data *d)
 {
@@ -163,28 +166,38 @@ static const struct irq_domain_ops vt8500_irq_domain_ops = {
 	.xlate = irq_domain_xlate_onecell,
 };
 
+static inline void vt8500_handle_irq_common(struct vt8500_irq_data *intc)
+{
+	unsigned long irqnr = readl_relaxed(intc->base) & 0x3F;
+	unsigned long stat;
+
+	/*
+	 * Highest Priority register default = 63, so check that this
+	 * is a real interrupt by checking the status register
+	 */
+	if (irqnr == 63) {
+		stat = readl_relaxed(intc->base + VT8500_ICIS + 4);
+		if (!(stat & BIT(31)))
+			return;
+	}
+
+	generic_handle_domain_irq(intc->domain, irqnr);
+}
+
 static void __exception_irq_entry vt8500_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	u32 stat, i;
-	int irqnr;
-	void __iomem *base;
+	vt8500_handle_irq_common(primary_intc);
+}
 
-	/* Loop through each active controller */
-	for (i=0; i<active_cnt; i++) {
-		base = intc[i].base;
-		irqnr = readl_relaxed(base) & 0x3F;
-		/*
-		  Highest Priority register default = 63, so check that this
-		  is a real interrupt by checking the status register
-		*/
-		if (irqnr == 63) {
-			stat = readl_relaxed(base + VT8500_ICIS + 4);
-			if (!(stat & BIT(31)))
-				continue;
-		}
+static void vt8500_handle_irq_chained(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct irq_domain *d = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
+	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_desc_get_chip(desc);
+	struct vt8500_irq_data *intc = d->host_data;
 
-		generic_handle_domain_irq(intc[i].domain, irqnr);
-	}
+	chained_irq_enter(chip, desc);
+	vt8500_handle_irq_common(intc);
+	chained_irq_exit(chip, desc);
 }
 
 static int __init vt8500_irq_init(struct device_node *node,
@@ -212,8 +225,6 @@ static int __init vt8500_irq_init(struct device_node *node,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	set_handle_irq(vt8500_handle_irq);
-
 	vt8500_init_irq_hw(intc[active_cnt].base);
 
 	pr_info("vt8500-irq: Added interrupt controller\n");
@@ -224,10 +235,14 @@ static int __init vt8500_irq_init(struct device_node *node,
 	if (of_irq_count(node) != 0) {
 		for (i = 0; i < of_irq_count(node); i++) {
 			irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(node, i);
-			enable_irq(irq);
+			irq_set_chained_handler_and_data(irq, vt8500_handle_irq_chained,
+							 &intc[active_cnt]);
 		}
 
 		pr_info("vt8500-irq: Enabled slave->parent interrupts\n");
+	} else {
+		primary_intc = &intc[active_cnt];
+		set_handle_irq(vt8500_handle_irq);
 	}
 out:
 	return 0;