diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/irq.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/irq.h
index 7f52a9ad0798ef..5d10d62d981ef6 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/irq.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/irq.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /* Platform Independent IRQs */
 #ifndef CONFIG_ISA_ARCOMPACT
 #define IPI_IRQ		19
-#define SOFTIRQ_IRQ	21
+#define SOFTIRQ_IRQ	22
 #define FIRST_EXT_IRQ	24
 #endif