diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/irq.h b/arch/ia64/kvm/irq.h
index 604329ac3c99..c6786e8b1bf4 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/irq.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/irq.h
@@ -23,5 +23,9 @@
 #ifndef __IRQ_H
 #define __IRQ_H
 
+static inline int irqchip_in_kernel(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
index 7ad759e34295..a6cf719811b7 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "iodev.h"
 #include "ioapic.h"
 #include "lapic.h"
+#include "irq.h"
 
 static unsigned long kvm_vmm_base;
 static unsigned long kvm_vsa_base;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/ioapic.h b/virt/kvm/ioapic.h
index b52732f493c1..cd7ae7691c9d 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/ioapic.h
+++ b/virt/kvm/ioapic.h
@@ -79,13 +79,6 @@ static inline struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic_irqchip(struct kvm *kvm)
 	return kvm->arch.vioapic;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IA64
-static inline int irqchip_in_kernel(struct kvm *kvm)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-#endif
-
 struct kvm_vcpu *kvm_get_lowest_prio_vcpu(struct kvm *kvm, u8 vector,
 				       unsigned long bitmap);
 void kvm_ioapic_update_eoi(struct kvm *kvm, int vector, int trigger_mode);