diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-armada-370-xp.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-armada-370-xp.c
index 01709c61e364..3fa6bd70684b 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-armada-370-xp.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-armada-370-xp.c
@@ -546,6 +546,10 @@ static struct irq_chip armada_370_xp_irq_chip = {
 static int armada_370_xp_mpic_irq_map(struct irq_domain *h,
 				      unsigned int virq, irq_hw_number_t hw)
 {
+	/* IRQs 0 and 1 cannot be mapped, they are handled internally */
+	if (hw <= 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	armada_370_xp_irq_mask(irq_get_irq_data(virq));
 	if (!is_percpu_irq(hw))
 		writel(hw, per_cpu_int_base +