diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/drivers/usb/spec/arm/platform_generic.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/drivers/usb/spec/arm/platform_generic.cc
index 45b738a867..d63fd8b0f4 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/drivers/usb/spec/arm/platform_generic.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/drivers/usb/spec/arm/platform_generic.cc
@@ -47,9 +47,20 @@ void Lx::backend_free(Genode::Ram_dataspace_capability cap) {
 extern "C" int request_irq(unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler, unsigned long flags,
                            const char *name, void *dev)
 {
-	Genode::Irq_connection * irq_con = new (Lx_kit::env().heap())
-		Genode::Irq_connection(Lx_kit::env().env(), irq);
-	Lx::Irq::irq().request_irq(irq_con->cap(), irq, handler, dev);
+	struct Irq : Genode::List<Irq>::Element {
+		unsigned const nr;
+		Genode::Irq_connection irq_con { Lx_kit::env().env(), nr };
+		Irq(unsigned const irq, Genode::List<Irq> & list)
+			: nr(irq) { list.insert(this); }
+	};
+
+	static Genode::List<Irq> irq_list;
+
+	Irq * i = irq_list.first();
+	for (; i; i = i->next()) { if (i->nr == irq) break; }
+	if (!i) i = new (Lx_kit::env().heap()) Irq(irq, irq_list);
+
+	Lx::Irq::irq().request_irq(i->irq_con.cap(), irq, handler, dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }