diff --git a/sys/conf/files.mips b/sys/conf/files.mips
index 708d6c700fd2..025556b4de65 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files.mips
+++ b/sys/conf/files.mips
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ mips/mips/db_interface.c	optional	ddb
 mips/mips/db_trace.c		optional	ddb
 mips/mips/dump_machdep.c	standard
 mips/mips/in_cksum.c		optional	inet
-mips/mips/intr_machdep.c	standard
 mips/mips/locore.S		standard	no-obj
 mips/mips/mem.c			optional	mem
 mips/mips/nexus.c		standard
diff --git a/sys/mips/adm5120/files.adm5120 b/sys/mips/adm5120/files.adm5120
index 489ea733ba25..0645f406a25b 100644
--- a/sys/mips/adm5120/files.adm5120
+++ b/sys/mips/adm5120/files.adm5120
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ mips/adm5120/obio.c		standard
 mips/adm5120/uart_bus_adm5120.c	optional uart
 mips/adm5120/uart_cpu_adm5120.c	optional uart
 mips/adm5120/uart_dev_adm5120.c	optional uart
+mips/mips/intr_machdep.c        standard
diff --git a/sys/mips/alchemy/files.alchemy b/sys/mips/alchemy/files.alchemy
index 8534431d020b..2e0f0e748535 100644
--- a/sys/mips/alchemy/files.alchemy
+++ b/sys/mips/alchemy/files.alchemy
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ mips/alchemy/alchemy_machdep.c	standard
 mips/alchemy/obio.c		standard
 mips/alchemy/uart_bus_alchemy.c	optional uart
 mips/alchemy/uart_cpu_alchemy.c	optional uart
+mips/mips/intr_machdep.c        standard
diff --git a/sys/mips/atheros/files.ar71xx b/sys/mips/atheros/files.ar71xx
index b3db957512e8..ccad05751ea4 100644
--- a/sys/mips/atheros/files.ar71xx
+++ b/sys/mips/atheros/files.ar71xx
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ mips/atheros/if_arge.c		optional arge
 mips/atheros/uart_bus_ar71xx.c	optional uart
 mips/atheros/uart_cpu_ar71xx.c	optional uart
 mips/atheros/ar71xx_bus_space_reversed.c	standard
+mips/mips/intr_machdep.c        standard
diff --git a/sys/mips/idt/files.idt b/sys/mips/idt/files.idt
index 4148ac4a6aa6..b8920a7d30cf 100644
--- a/sys/mips/idt/files.idt
+++ b/sys/mips/idt/files.idt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ mips/idt/if_kr.c		optional kr
 mips/idt/obio.c			standard
 mips/idt/uart_cpu_rc32434.c	optional uart
 mips/idt/uart_bus_rc32434.c	optional uart
+mips/mips/intr_machdep.c        standard
diff --git a/sys/mips/include/intr_machdep.h b/sys/mips/include/intr_machdep.h
index d5f26d9296b6..1e3e075b1893 100644
--- a/sys/mips/include/intr_machdep.h
+++ b/sys/mips/include/intr_machdep.h
@@ -29,8 +29,26 @@
 #ifndef	_MACHINE_INTR_MACHDEP_H_
 #define	_MACHINE_INTR_MACHDEP_H_
 
+#ifdef TARGET_XLR_XLS
+/*
+ * XLR/XLS uses its own intr_machdep.c and has
+ * a different number of interupts. This probably
+ * should be placed somewhere else.
+ */
+
+struct mips_intrhand {
+        struct  intr_event *mih_event;
+        driver_intr_t      *mih_disable;
+        volatile long       *cntp;  /* interrupt counter */
+};
+
+extern struct mips_intrhand mips_intr_handlers[];
+#define XLR_MAX_INTR 64 
+
+#else
 #define NHARD_IRQS	6
 #define NSOFT_IRQS	2
+#endif
 
 struct trapframe;
 
@@ -40,4 +58,5 @@ void cpu_establish_softintr(const char *, int (*)(void*), void (*)(void*),
     void *, int, int, void **);
 void cpu_intr(struct trapframe *);
 
+
 #endif /* !_MACHINE_INTR_MACHDEP_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/mips/malta/files.malta b/sys/mips/malta/files.malta
index 6ade95f4e36b..fe805461cdd6 100644
--- a/sys/mips/malta/files.malta
+++ b/sys/mips/malta/files.malta
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ mips/malta/uart_bus_maltausart.c	optional uart
 dev/uart/uart_dev_ns8250.c		optional uart
 mips/malta/malta_machdep.c		standard
 mips/malta/yamon.c			standard
+mips/mips/intr_machdep.c		standard
diff --git a/sys/mips/octeon1/files.octeon1 b/sys/mips/octeon1/files.octeon1
index 6e7d658f2478..8415a47563ce 100644
--- a/sys/mips/octeon1/files.octeon1
+++ b/sys/mips/octeon1/files.octeon1
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ mips/octeon1/octeon_machdep.c			standard
 mips/octeon1/uart_bus_octeonusart.c		optional uart
 mips/octeon1/uart_cpu_octeonusart.c		optional uart
 mips/octeon1/uart_dev_oct16550.c		optional uart
+mips/mips/intr_machdep.c			standard
diff --git a/sys/mips/sentry5/files.sentry5 b/sys/mips/sentry5/files.sentry5
index 79925094a2d2..07043d557fd8 100644
--- a/sys/mips/sentry5/files.sentry5
+++ b/sys/mips/sentry5/files.sentry5
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 # which are believed to be devices we have drivers for
 # which just need to be tweaked for attachment to an SSB system bus.
 mips/sentry5/s5_machdep.c		standard
+mips/mips/intr_machdep.c		standard
diff --git a/sys/mips/sibyte/files.sibyte b/sys/mips/sibyte/files.sibyte
index 56f317d31e3a..677796c1c78b 100644
--- a/sys/mips/sibyte/files.sibyte
+++ b/sys/mips/sibyte/files.sibyte
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ mips/sibyte/sb_zbbus.c				standard
 mips/sibyte/sb_zbpci.c				standard
 mips/sibyte/sb_scd.c				standard
 mips/sibyte/ata_zbbus.c				standard
-
+mips/mips/intr_machdep.c			standard
 mips/sibyte/sb_asm.S				standard