diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
index 995ad9e69..232075160 100755
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
@@ -307,13 +307,6 @@ int r4k_clockevent_init(void)
 	if (!c0_compare_int_usable())
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	/*
-	 * With vectored interrupts things are getting platform specific.
-	 * get_c0_compare_int is a hook to allow a platform to return the
-	 * interrupt number of its liking.
-	 */
-	irq = get_c0_compare_int();
-
 	cd = &per_cpu(mips_clockevent_device, cpu);
 
 	cd->name		= "MIPS";
@@ -324,7 +317,6 @@ int r4k_clockevent_init(void)
 	min_delta		= calculate_min_delta();
 
 	cd->rating		= 300;
-	cd->irq			= irq;
 	cd->cpumask		= cpumask_of(cpu);
 	cd->set_next_event	= mips_next_event;
 	cd->event_handler	= mips_event_handler;
@@ -336,6 +328,13 @@ int r4k_clockevent_init(void)
 
 	cp0_timer_irq_installed = 1;
 
+	/*
+	 * With vectored interrupts things are getting platform specific.
+	 * get_c0_compare_int is a hook to allow a platform to return the
+	 * interrupt number of its liking.
+	 */
+	irq = get_c0_compare_int();
+
 	if (request_irq(irq, c0_compare_interrupt, flags, "timer",
 			c0_compare_interrupt))
 		pr_err("Failed to request irq %d (timer)\n", irq);