diff --git a/include/asm-i386/mach-default/irq_vectors_limits.h b/include/asm-i386/mach-default/irq_vectors_limits.h
index 7f161e760be6..a90c7a60109f 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/mach-default/irq_vectors_limits.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/mach-default/irq_vectors_limits.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_IRQ_VECTORS_LIMITS_H
 #define _ASM_IRQ_VECTORS_LIMITS_H
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC) || defined(CONFIG_PARAVIRT)
 #define NR_IRQS 224
 # if (224 >= 32 * NR_CPUS)
 # define NR_IRQ_VECTORS NR_IRQS