diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
index e9233db16e03..7527f6a9adae 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config ARM_GIC
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY
 	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_EFFECTIVE_AFF_MASK
 
 config ARM_GIC_PM
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ config ARM_GIC_V3
 	bool
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY
 	select PARTITION_PERCPU
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_EFFECTIVE_AFF_MASK
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ config ARM_VIC
 	bool
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
 
 config ARM_VIC_NR
 	int
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ config ATMEL_AIC_IRQ
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 
 config ATMEL_AIC5_IRQ
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ config ATMEL_AIC5_IRQ
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 
 config I8259
@@ -138,6 +143,7 @@ config FARADAY_FTINTC010
 	bool
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 
 config HISILICON_IRQ_MBIGEN
@@ -163,6 +169,7 @@ config CLPS711X_IRQCHIP
 	depends on ARCH_CLPS711X
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	default y
 
@@ -182,6 +189,7 @@ config ORION_IRQCHIP
 	bool
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER if !MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
 
 config PIC32_EVIC
 	bool