diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c
index 81ae92390736..b9998fe3982f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <drm/drm_fb_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.h>
-#include <drm/drm_irq.h>
 #include <drm/drm_modeset_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_of.h>
 #include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>
@@ -38,6 +37,94 @@
 #include "hdlcd_drv.h"
 #include "hdlcd_regs.h"
 
+static irqreturn_t hdlcd_irq(int irq, void *arg)
+{
+	struct drm_device *drm = arg;
+	struct hdlcd_drm_private *hdlcd = drm->dev_private;
+	unsigned long irq_status;
+
+	irq_status = hdlcd_read(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_STATUS);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
+	if (irq_status & HDLCD_INTERRUPT_UNDERRUN)
+		atomic_inc(&hdlcd->buffer_underrun_count);
+
+	if (irq_status & HDLCD_INTERRUPT_DMA_END)
+		atomic_inc(&hdlcd->dma_end_count);
+
+	if (irq_status & HDLCD_INTERRUPT_BUS_ERROR)
+		atomic_inc(&hdlcd->bus_error_count);
+
+	if (irq_status & HDLCD_INTERRUPT_VSYNC)
+		atomic_inc(&hdlcd->vsync_count);
+
+#endif
+	if (irq_status & HDLCD_INTERRUPT_VSYNC)
+		drm_crtc_handle_vblank(&hdlcd->crtc);
+
+	/* acknowledge interrupt(s) */
+	hdlcd_write(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_CLEAR, irq_status);
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static void hdlcd_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device *drm)
+{
+	struct hdlcd_drm_private *hdlcd = drm->dev_private;
+	/* Ensure interrupts are disabled */
+	hdlcd_write(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_MASK, 0);
+	hdlcd_write(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_CLEAR, ~0);
+}
+
+static void hdlcd_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *drm)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
+	struct hdlcd_drm_private *hdlcd = drm->dev_private;
+	unsigned long irq_mask = hdlcd_read(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_MASK);
+
+	/* enable debug interrupts */
+	irq_mask |= HDLCD_DEBUG_INT_MASK;
+
+	hdlcd_write(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_MASK, irq_mask);
+#endif
+}
+
+static int hdlcd_irq_install(struct drm_device *dev, int irq)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (irq == IRQ_NOTCONNECTED)
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+
+	hdlcd_irq_preinstall(dev);
+
+	ret = request_irq(irq, hdlcd_irq, 0, dev->driver->name, dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	hdlcd_irq_postinstall(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void hdlcd_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *drm)
+{
+	struct hdlcd_drm_private *hdlcd = drm->dev_private;
+	/* disable all the interrupts that we might have enabled */
+	unsigned long irq_mask = hdlcd_read(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_MASK);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
+	/* disable debug interrupts */
+	irq_mask &= ~HDLCD_DEBUG_INT_MASK;
+#endif
+
+	/* disable vsync interrupts */
+	irq_mask &= ~HDLCD_INTERRUPT_VSYNC;
+	hdlcd_write(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_MASK, irq_mask);
+
+	free_irq(hdlcd->irq, drm);
+}
+
 static int hdlcd_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct hdlcd_drm_private *hdlcd = drm->dev_private;
@@ -90,7 +177,12 @@ static int hdlcd_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
 		goto setup_fail;
 	}
 
-	ret = drm_irq_install(drm, platform_get_irq(pdev, 0));
+	ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto irq_fail;
+	hdlcd->irq = ret;
+
+	ret = hdlcd_irq_install(drm, hdlcd->irq);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to install IRQ handler\n");
 		goto irq_fail;
@@ -122,76 +214,6 @@ static void hdlcd_setup_mode_config(struct drm_device *drm)
 	drm->mode_config.funcs = &hdlcd_mode_config_funcs;
 }
 
-static irqreturn_t hdlcd_irq(int irq, void *arg)
-{
-	struct drm_device *drm = arg;
-	struct hdlcd_drm_private *hdlcd = drm->dev_private;
-	unsigned long irq_status;
-
-	irq_status = hdlcd_read(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_STATUS);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-	if (irq_status & HDLCD_INTERRUPT_UNDERRUN)
-		atomic_inc(&hdlcd->buffer_underrun_count);
-
-	if (irq_status & HDLCD_INTERRUPT_DMA_END)
-		atomic_inc(&hdlcd->dma_end_count);
-
-	if (irq_status & HDLCD_INTERRUPT_BUS_ERROR)
-		atomic_inc(&hdlcd->bus_error_count);
-
-	if (irq_status & HDLCD_INTERRUPT_VSYNC)
-		atomic_inc(&hdlcd->vsync_count);
-
-#endif
-	if (irq_status & HDLCD_INTERRUPT_VSYNC)
-		drm_crtc_handle_vblank(&hdlcd->crtc);
-
-	/* acknowledge interrupt(s) */
-	hdlcd_write(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_CLEAR, irq_status);
-
-	return IRQ_HANDLED;
-}
-
-static void hdlcd_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device *drm)
-{
-	struct hdlcd_drm_private *hdlcd = drm->dev_private;
-	/* Ensure interrupts are disabled */
-	hdlcd_write(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_MASK, 0);
-	hdlcd_write(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_CLEAR, ~0);
-}
-
-static int hdlcd_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *drm)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-	struct hdlcd_drm_private *hdlcd = drm->dev_private;
-	unsigned long irq_mask = hdlcd_read(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_MASK);
-
-	/* enable debug interrupts */
-	irq_mask |= HDLCD_DEBUG_INT_MASK;
-
-	hdlcd_write(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_MASK, irq_mask);
-#endif
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void hdlcd_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *drm)
-{
-	struct hdlcd_drm_private *hdlcd = drm->dev_private;
-	/* disable all the interrupts that we might have enabled */
-	unsigned long irq_mask = hdlcd_read(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_MASK);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-	/* disable debug interrupts */
-	irq_mask &= ~HDLCD_DEBUG_INT_MASK;
-#endif
-
-	/* disable vsync interrupts */
-	irq_mask &= ~HDLCD_INTERRUPT_VSYNC;
-
-	hdlcd_write(hdlcd, HDLCD_REG_INT_MASK, irq_mask);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 static int hdlcd_show_underrun_count(struct seq_file *m, void *arg)
 {
@@ -236,10 +258,6 @@ DEFINE_DRM_GEM_CMA_FOPS(fops);
 
 static const struct drm_driver hdlcd_driver = {
 	.driver_features = DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_ATOMIC,
-	.irq_handler = hdlcd_irq,
-	.irq_preinstall = hdlcd_irq_preinstall,
-	.irq_postinstall = hdlcd_irq_postinstall,
-	.irq_uninstall = hdlcd_irq_uninstall,
 	DRM_GEM_CMA_DRIVER_OPS,
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	.debugfs_init = hdlcd_debugfs_init,
@@ -316,7 +334,7 @@ static int hdlcd_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 err_unload:
 	of_node_put(hdlcd->crtc.port);
 	hdlcd->crtc.port = NULL;
-	drm_irq_uninstall(drm);
+	hdlcd_irq_uninstall(drm);
 	of_reserved_mem_device_release(drm->dev);
 err_free:
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
@@ -338,7 +356,7 @@ static void hdlcd_drm_unbind(struct device *dev)
 	hdlcd->crtc.port = NULL;
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 	drm_atomic_helper_shutdown(drm);
-	drm_irq_uninstall(drm);
+	hdlcd_irq_uninstall(drm);
 	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 	if (pm_runtime_enabled(dev))
 		pm_runtime_disable(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.h
index fd438d177b64..909c39c28487 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct hdlcd_drm_private {
 	struct clk			*clk;
 	struct drm_crtc			crtc;
 	struct drm_plane		*plane;
+	unsigned int			irq;
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	atomic_t buffer_underrun_count;
 	atomic_t bus_error_count;
