diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-exynos/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-exynos/common.c
index a453991ce90b..368fa4b01e7c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-exynos/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-exynos/common.c
@@ -420,6 +420,19 @@ void __init exynos_init_time(void)
 	}
 }
 
+static unsigned int max_combiner_nr(void)
+{
+	if (soc_is_exynos5250())
+		return EXYNOS5_MAX_COMBINER_NR;
+	else if (soc_is_exynos4412())
+		return EXYNOS4412_MAX_COMBINER_NR;
+	else if (soc_is_exynos4212())
+		return EXYNOS4212_MAX_COMBINER_NR;
+	else
+		return EXYNOS4210_MAX_COMBINER_NR;
+}
+
+
 void __init exynos4_init_irq(void)
 {
 	unsigned int gic_bank_offset;
@@ -434,7 +447,7 @@ void __init exynos4_init_irq(void)
 #endif
 
 	if (!of_have_populated_dt())
-		combiner_init(S5P_VA_COMBINER_BASE, NULL);
+		combiner_init(S5P_VA_COMBINER_BASE, NULL, max_combiner_nr());
 
 	/*
 	 * The parameters of s5p_init_irq() are for VIC init.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-exynos/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-exynos/common.h
index 9717d0f6088f..4ba8cbecc144 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-exynos/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-exynos/common.h
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ void exynos4212_register_clocks(void);
 #endif
 
 struct device_node;
-void combiner_init(void __iomem *combiner_base, struct device_node *np);
+void combiner_init(void __iomem *combiner_base, struct device_node *np,
+			unsigned int max_nr);
 
 extern struct smp_operations exynos_smp_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/exynos-combiner.c b/drivers/irqchip/exynos-combiner.c
index e8501dbaa0b7..d8683836ee1e 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/exynos-combiner.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/exynos-combiner.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #define COMBINER_ENABLE_CLEAR	0x4
 #define COMBINER_INT_STATUS	0xC
 
+#define IRQ_IN_COMBINER		8
+
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(irq_controller_lock);
 
 struct combiner_chip_data {
@@ -112,23 +114,9 @@ static struct irq_chip combiner_chip = {
 #endif
 };
 
-static unsigned int max_combiner_nr(void)
-{
-	if (soc_is_exynos5250())
-		return EXYNOS5_MAX_COMBINER_NR;
-	else if (soc_is_exynos4412())
-		return EXYNOS4412_MAX_COMBINER_NR;
-	else if (soc_is_exynos4212())
-		return EXYNOS4212_MAX_COMBINER_NR;
-	else
-		return EXYNOS4210_MAX_COMBINER_NR;
-}
-
 static void __init combiner_cascade_irq(unsigned int combiner_nr,
 					unsigned int irq)
 {
-	if (combiner_nr >= max_combiner_nr())
-		BUG();
 	if (irq_set_handler_data(irq, &combiner_data[combiner_nr]) != 0)
 		BUG();
 	irq_set_chained_handler(irq, combiner_handle_cascade_irq);
@@ -139,7 +127,7 @@ static void __init combiner_init_one(unsigned int combiner_nr,
 {
 	combiner_data[combiner_nr].base = base;
 	combiner_data[combiner_nr].irq_offset = irq_find_mapping(
-		combiner_irq_domain, combiner_nr * MAX_IRQ_IN_COMBINER);
+		combiner_irq_domain, combiner_nr * IRQ_IN_COMBINER);
 	combiner_data[combiner_nr].irq_mask = 0xff << ((combiner_nr % 4) << 3);
 	combiner_data[combiner_nr].parent_irq = irq;
 
@@ -161,7 +149,7 @@ static int combiner_irq_domain_xlate(struct irq_domain *d,
 	if (intsize < 2)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	*out_hwirq = intspec[0] * MAX_IRQ_IN_COMBINER + intspec[1];
+	*out_hwirq = intspec[0] * IRQ_IN_COMBINER + intspec[1];
 	*out_type = 0;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -209,22 +197,13 @@ static unsigned int exynos4x12_combiner_extra_irq(int group)
 }
 
 void __init combiner_init(void __iomem *combiner_base,
-			  struct device_node *np)
+			  struct device_node *np,
+			  unsigned int max_nr)
 {
 	int i, irq, irq_base;
-	unsigned int max_nr, nr_irq;
+	unsigned int nr_irq;
 
-	max_nr = max_combiner_nr();
-
-	if (np) {
-		if (of_property_read_u32(np, "samsung,combiner-nr", &max_nr)) {
-			pr_info("%s: number of combiners not specified, "
-				"setting default as %d.\n",
-				__func__, max_nr);
-		}
-	}
-
-	nr_irq = max_nr * MAX_IRQ_IN_COMBINER;
+	nr_irq = max_nr * IRQ_IN_COMBINER;
 
 	irq_base = irq_alloc_descs(COMBINER_IRQ(0, 0), 1, nr_irq, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR_VALUE(irq_base)) {
@@ -258,6 +237,7 @@ static int __init combiner_of_init(struct device_node *np,
 				   struct device_node *parent)
 {
 	void __iomem *combiner_base;
+	unsigned int max_nr = 20;
 
 	combiner_base = of_iomap(np, 0);
 	if (!combiner_base) {
@@ -265,7 +245,13 @@ static int __init combiner_of_init(struct device_node *np,
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	combiner_init(combiner_base, np);
+	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "samsung,combiner-nr", &max_nr)) {
+		pr_info("%s: number of combiners not specified, "
+			"setting default as %d.\n",
+			__func__, max_nr);
+	}
+
+	combiner_init(combiner_base, np, max_nr);
 
 	return 0;
 }