diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h
index 176c6b56fdcc..398328f10743 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ struct mvpp2_queue_vector {
 	int nrxqs;
 	u32 pending_cause_rx;
 	struct mvpp2_port *port;
+	struct cpumask *mask;
 };
 
 struct mvpp2_port {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
index 14f9679c957c..7a37a37e3fb3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
@@ -3298,24 +3298,30 @@ static int mvpp2_irqs_init(struct mvpp2_port *port)
 	for (i = 0; i < port->nqvecs; i++) {
 		struct mvpp2_queue_vector *qv = port->qvecs + i;
 
-		if (qv->type == MVPP2_QUEUE_VECTOR_PRIVATE)
+		if (qv->type == MVPP2_QUEUE_VECTOR_PRIVATE) {
+			qv->mask = kzalloc(cpumask_size(), GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!qv->mask) {
+				err = -ENOMEM;
+				goto err;
+			}
+
 			irq_set_status_flags(qv->irq, IRQ_NO_BALANCING);
+		}
 
 		err = request_irq(qv->irq, mvpp2_isr, 0, port->dev->name, qv);
 		if (err)
 			goto err;
 
 		if (qv->type == MVPP2_QUEUE_VECTOR_PRIVATE) {
-			unsigned long mask = 0;
 			unsigned int cpu;
 
 			for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
 				if (mvpp2_cpu_to_thread(port->priv, cpu) ==
 				    qv->sw_thread_id)
-					mask |= BIT(cpu);
+					cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, qv->mask);
 			}
 
-			irq_set_affinity_hint(qv->irq, to_cpumask(&mask));
+			irq_set_affinity_hint(qv->irq, qv->mask);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3325,6 +3331,8 @@ static int mvpp2_irqs_init(struct mvpp2_port *port)
 		struct mvpp2_queue_vector *qv = port->qvecs + i;
 
 		irq_set_affinity_hint(qv->irq, NULL);
+		kfree(qv->mask);
+		qv->mask = NULL;
 		free_irq(qv->irq, qv);
 	}
 
@@ -3339,6 +3347,8 @@ static void mvpp2_irqs_deinit(struct mvpp2_port *port)
 		struct mvpp2_queue_vector *qv = port->qvecs + i;
 
 		irq_set_affinity_hint(qv->irq, NULL);
+		kfree(qv->mask);
+		qv->mask = NULL;
 		irq_clear_status_flags(qv->irq, IRQ_NO_BALANCING);
 		free_irq(qv->irq, qv);
 	}