diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_32.c
index 696b8e4e66b..a40d54fc1fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_32.c
@@ -2444,6 +2444,7 @@ void destroy_irq(unsigned int irq)
 	dynamic_irq_cleanup(irq);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vector_lock, flags);
+	clear_bit(irq_vector[irq], used_vectors);
 	irq_vector[irq] = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vector_lock, flags);
 }