diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/irq.c b/arch/s390/kernel/irq.c
index 8371855042dc..da550cb8b31b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/irq.c
@@ -294,11 +294,6 @@ static irqreturn_t do_ext_interrupt(int irq, void *dummy)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct irqaction external_interrupt = {
-	.name	 = "EXT",
-	.handler = do_ext_interrupt,
-};
-
 void __init init_ext_interrupts(void)
 {
 	int idx;
@@ -308,7 +303,8 @@ void __init init_ext_interrupts(void)
 
 	irq_set_chip_and_handler(EXT_INTERRUPT,
 				 &dummy_irq_chip, handle_percpu_irq);
-	setup_irq(EXT_INTERRUPT, &external_interrupt);
+	if (request_irq(EXT_INTERRUPT, do_ext_interrupt, 0, "EXT", NULL))
+		panic("Failed to register EXT interrupt\n");
 }
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(irq_subclass_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/airq.c b/drivers/s390/cio/airq.c
index 427b2e24a8ce..cb466ed7eb5e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/airq.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/airq.c
@@ -105,16 +105,12 @@ static irqreturn_t do_airq_interrupt(int irq, void *dummy)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct irqaction airq_interrupt = {
-	.name	 = "AIO",
-	.handler = do_airq_interrupt,
-};
-
 void __init init_airq_interrupts(void)
 {
 	irq_set_chip_and_handler(THIN_INTERRUPT,
 				 &dummy_irq_chip, handle_percpu_irq);
-	setup_irq(THIN_INTERRUPT, &airq_interrupt);
+	if (request_irq(THIN_INTERRUPT, do_airq_interrupt, 0, "AIO", NULL))
+		panic("Failed to register AIO interrupt\n");
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long iv_size(unsigned long bits)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c b/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c
index 18f5458f90e8..6d716db2a46a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c
@@ -563,16 +563,12 @@ static irqreturn_t do_cio_interrupt(int irq, void *dummy)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct irqaction io_interrupt = {
-	.name	 = "I/O",
-	.handler = do_cio_interrupt,
-};
-
 void __init init_cio_interrupts(void)
 {
 	irq_set_chip_and_handler(IO_INTERRUPT,
 				 &dummy_irq_chip, handle_percpu_irq);
-	setup_irq(IO_INTERRUPT, &io_interrupt);
+	if (request_irq(IO_INTERRUPT, do_cio_interrupt, 0, "I/O", NULL))
+		panic("Failed to register I/O interrupt\n");
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CCW_CONSOLE