diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/Kconfig b/drivers/pci/pcie/Kconfig
index 6e3c04b46fb18..7876dc4b28f8c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/Kconfig
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ config PCIEAER
 config PCIEAER_INJECT
 	tristate "PCI Express error injection support"
 	depends on PCIEAER
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_INJECTION
 	help
 	  This enables PCI Express Root Port Advanced Error Reporting
 	  (AER) software error injector.
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer_inject.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer_inject.c
index 6988fe7389b9b..21cc3d3387f79 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer_inject.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer_inject.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -468,9 +468,7 @@ static int aer_inject(struct aer_error_inj *einj)
 		}
 		pci_info(edev->port, "Injecting errors %08x/%08x into device %s\n",
 			 einj->cor_status, einj->uncor_status, pci_name(dev));
-		local_irq_disable();
-		generic_handle_irq(edev->irq);
-		local_irq_enable();
+		ret = irq_inject_interrupt(edev->irq);
 	} else {
 		pci_err(rpdev, "AER device not found\n");
 		ret = -ENODEV;