diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index 48d3cb3b6a47..3eab46f590a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #define IRQ_NOAUTOEN		0x08000000	/* IRQ will not be enabled on request irq */
 #define IRQ_DELAYED_DISABLE	0x10000000	/* IRQ disable (masking) happens delayed. */
 #define IRQ_WAKEUP		0x20000000	/* IRQ triggers system wakeup */
+#define IRQ_MOVE_PENDING	0x40000000	/* need to re-target IRQ destination */
 
 struct proc_dir_entry;
 
@@ -132,7 +133,6 @@ struct irq_chip {
  * @affinity:		IRQ affinity on SMP
  * @cpu:		cpu index useful for balancing
  * @pending_mask:	pending rebalanced interrupts
- * @move_irq:		need to re-target IRQ destination
  * @dir:		/proc/irq/ procfs entry
  * @affinity_entry:	/proc/irq/smp_affinity procfs entry on SMP
  *
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ struct irq_desc {
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ) || defined(CONFIG_IRQBALANCE)
 	cpumask_t		pending_mask;
-	unsigned int		move_irq;	/* need to re-target IRQ dest */
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	struct proc_dir_entry *dir;
diff --git a/kernel/irq/migration.c b/kernel/irq/migration.c
index a57ebe9fa6f6..9b234df810d0 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/migration.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/migration.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ void set_pending_irq(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t mask)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
-	desc->move_irq = 1;
+	desc->status |= IRQ_MOVE_PENDING;
 	irq_desc[irq].pending_mask = mask;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
 }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void move_native_irq(int irq)
 	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_desc + irq;
 	cpumask_t tmp;
 
-	if (likely(!desc->move_irq))
+	if (likely(!(desc->status & IRQ_MOVE_PENDING)))
 		return;
 
 	/*
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void move_native_irq(int irq)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	desc->move_irq = 0;
+	desc->status &= ~IRQ_MOVE_PENDING;
 
 	if (unlikely(cpus_empty(irq_desc[irq].pending_mask)))
 		return;