diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 50b8148448fd..630a1f77faa3 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -3202,6 +3202,12 @@ F:	drivers/net/irda/
 F:	include/net/irda/
 F:	net/irda/
 
+IRQ SUBSYSTEM
+M:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
+S:	Maintained
+T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip.git irq/core
+F:	kernel/irq/
+
 ISAPNP
 M:	Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
 S:	Maintained