diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S b/arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S
index 1910223a9c02..cea2bb1621e6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S
@@ -147,23 +147,12 @@
 		 * Find irq with highest priority
 		 */
 		# open coded PTR_LA t1, cpu_mask_nr_tbl
-#if (_MIPS_SZPTR == 32)
+#if defined(CONFIG_32BIT) || defined(KBUILD_64BIT_SYM32)
 		# open coded la t1, cpu_mask_nr_tbl
 		lui	t1, %hi(cpu_mask_nr_tbl)
 		addiu	t1, %lo(cpu_mask_nr_tbl)
-
-#endif
-#if (_MIPS_SZPTR == 64)
-		# open coded dla t1, cpu_mask_nr_tbl
-		.set	push
-		.set	noat
-		lui	t1, %highest(cpu_mask_nr_tbl)
-		lui	AT, %hi(cpu_mask_nr_tbl)
-		daddiu	t1, t1, %higher(cpu_mask_nr_tbl)
-		daddiu	AT, AT, %lo(cpu_mask_nr_tbl)
-		dsll	t1, 32
-		daddu	t1, t1, AT
-		.set	pop
+#else
+#error GCC `-msym32' option required for 64-bit DECstation builds
 #endif
 1:		lw	t2,(t1)
 		nop
@@ -214,23 +203,12 @@
 		 * Find irq with highest priority
 		 */
 		# open coded PTR_LA t1,asic_mask_nr_tbl
-#if (_MIPS_SZPTR == 32)
+#if defined(CONFIG_32BIT) || defined(KBUILD_64BIT_SYM32)
 		# open coded la t1, asic_mask_nr_tbl
 		lui	t1, %hi(asic_mask_nr_tbl)
 		addiu	t1, %lo(asic_mask_nr_tbl)
-
-#endif
-#if (_MIPS_SZPTR == 64)
-		# open coded dla t1, asic_mask_nr_tbl
-		.set	push
-		.set	noat
-		lui	t1, %highest(asic_mask_nr_tbl)
-		lui	AT, %hi(asic_mask_nr_tbl)
-		daddiu	t1, t1, %higher(asic_mask_nr_tbl)
-		daddiu	AT, AT, %lo(asic_mask_nr_tbl)
-		dsll	t1, 32
-		daddu	t1, t1, AT
-		.set	pop
+#else
+#error GCC `-msym32' option required for 64-bit DECstation builds
 #endif
 2:		lw	t2,(t1)
 		nop