diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index 1594ae39d54f..a332b09a5a11 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <drm/drm_drv.h>
 #include <drm/drm_file.h>
 #include <drm/drm_ioctl.h>
-#include <drm/drm_irq.h>
 #include <drm/drm_prime.h>
 #include <drm/drm_of.h>
 #include <drm/drm_vblank.h>
@@ -201,6 +200,71 @@ void msm_rmw(void __iomem *addr, u32 mask, u32 or)
 	msm_writel(val | or, addr);
 }
 
+static irqreturn_t msm_irq(int irq, void *arg)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = arg;
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
+
+	BUG_ON(!kms);
+
+	return kms->funcs->irq(kms);
+}
+
+static void msm_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
+
+	BUG_ON(!kms);
+
+	kms->funcs->irq_preinstall(kms);
+}
+
+static int msm_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
+
+	BUG_ON(!kms);
+
+	if (kms->funcs->irq_postinstall)
+		return kms->funcs->irq_postinstall(kms);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int msm_irq_install(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int irq)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (irq == IRQ_NOTCONNECTED)
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+
+	msm_irq_preinstall(dev);
+
+	ret = request_irq(irq, msm_irq, 0, dev->driver->name, dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = msm_irq_postinstall(dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		free_irq(irq, dev);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void msm_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
+
+	kms->funcs->irq_uninstall(kms);
+	free_irq(kms->irq, dev);
+}
+
 struct msm_vblank_work {
 	struct work_struct work;
 	int crtc_id;
@@ -265,7 +329,7 @@ static int msm_drm_uninit(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* We must cancel and cleanup any pending vblank enable/disable
-	 * work before drm_irq_uninstall() to avoid work re-enabling an
+	 * work before msm_irq_uninstall() to avoid work re-enabling an
 	 * irq after uninstall has disabled it.
 	 */
 
@@ -294,7 +358,7 @@ static int msm_drm_uninit(struct device *dev)
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(ddev);
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
-	drm_irq_uninstall(ddev);
+	msm_irq_uninstall(ddev);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(dev);
 
 	if (kms && kms->funcs)
@@ -553,7 +617,7 @@ static int msm_drm_init(struct device *dev, const struct drm_driver *drv)
 
 	if (kms) {
 		pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
-		ret = drm_irq_install(ddev, kms->irq);
+		ret = msm_irq_install(ddev, kms->irq);
 		pm_runtime_put_sync(dev);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev, "failed to install IRQ handler\n");
@@ -662,43 +726,6 @@ static void msm_postclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 	context_close(ctx);
 }
 
-static irqreturn_t msm_irq(int irq, void *arg)
-{
-	struct drm_device *dev = arg;
-	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
-	BUG_ON(!kms);
-	return kms->funcs->irq(kms);
-}
-
-static void msm_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
-	BUG_ON(!kms);
-	kms->funcs->irq_preinstall(kms);
-}
-
-static int msm_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
-	BUG_ON(!kms);
-
-	if (kms->funcs->irq_postinstall)
-		return kms->funcs->irq_postinstall(kms);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void msm_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
-	BUG_ON(!kms);
-	kms->funcs->irq_uninstall(kms);
-}
-
 int msm_crtc_enable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
@@ -1051,10 +1078,6 @@ static const struct drm_driver msm_driver = {
 	.open               = msm_open,
 	.postclose           = msm_postclose,
 	.lastclose          = drm_fb_helper_lastclose,
-	.irq_handler        = msm_irq,
-	.irq_preinstall     = msm_irq_preinstall,
-	.irq_postinstall    = msm_irq_postinstall,
-	.irq_uninstall      = msm_irq_uninstall,
 	.dumb_create        = msm_gem_dumb_create,
 	.dumb_map_offset    = msm_gem_dumb_map_offset,
 	.prime_handle_to_fd = drm_gem_prime_handle_to_fd,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h
index 086a2d59b8c8..9de7c42e1071 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ struct msm_kms {
 	const struct msm_kms_funcs *funcs;
 	struct drm_device *dev;
 
-	/* irq number to be passed on to drm_irq_install */
+	/* irq number to be passed on to msm_irq_install */
 	int irq;
 
 	/* mapper-id used to request GEM buffer mapped for scanout: */