diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index 19528ef10d31..c771e1a37b9d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ static int hpet_assign_irq(struct hpet_dev *dev)
 {
 	unsigned int irq;
 
-	irq = create_irq();
+	irq = create_irq_nr(0, -1);
 	if (!irq)
 		return -EINVAL;