diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 79bc3ef03701ae7fdc520f2e8688c559960a8f4a..119960618dd1c934c1a388b90395c5fe13b70c41 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -451,7 +451,11 @@ extern int irq_set_irqchip_state(unsigned int irq, enum irqchip_irq_state which,
 				 bool state);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
+# ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_BASE
+#  define force_irqthreads	(true)
+# else
 extern bool force_irqthreads;
+# endif
 #else
 #define force_irqthreads	(0)
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index c546ccfda8c1ea7edfd4843b925909cf0842fcfb..35eb5dde8a0667d0166545782fc99d987325f4e8 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "internals.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
+# ifndef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_BASE
 __read_mostly bool force_irqthreads;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(force_irqthreads);
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ static int __init setup_forced_irqthreads(char *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 early_param("threadirqs", setup_forced_irqthreads);
+# endif
 #endif
 
 static void __synchronize_hardirq(struct irq_desc *desc, bool sync_chip)
diff --git a/kernel/irq/spurious.c b/kernel/irq/spurious.c
index d867d6ddafdd98580e980e2e5aade55da74c64cd..cd12ee86c01eb24870edb60f64951bc4f229d710 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/spurious.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/spurious.c
@@ -442,6 +442,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(noirqdebug, "Disable irq lockup detection when true");
 
 static int __init irqfixup_setup(char *str)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_BASE
+	pr_warn("irqfixup boot option not supported w/ CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_BASE\n");
+	return 1;
+#endif
 	irqfixup = 1;
 	printk(KERN_WARNING "Misrouted IRQ fixup support enabled.\n");
 	printk(KERN_WARNING "This may impact system performance.\n");
@@ -454,6 +458,10 @@ module_param(irqfixup, int, 0644);
 
 static int __init irqpoll_setup(char *str)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_BASE
+	pr_warn("irqpoll boot option not supported w/ CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_BASE\n");
+	return 1;
+#endif
 	irqfixup = 2;
 	printk(KERN_WARNING "Misrouted IRQ fixup and polling support "
 				"enabled\n");