diff --git a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-hardware-optimization b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-hardware-optimization
index a0de890abd0a..7a5cf6b41fdd 100755
--- a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-hardware-optimization
+++ b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-hardware-optimization
@@ -106,13 +106,17 @@ prepare_board() {
 		done
 	fi
 
-	# IRQ distribution based on $BOARDFAMILY and/or $BOARD_NAME
-	case ${BOARD} in
-		rockpro64 | renegade-elite | pinebook-pro | station-p1)
-			BOARDFAMILY=rk3399
-			;;
-	esac
-	case ${BOARDFAMILY} in
+	local hw_optimization_family
+	# IRQ distribution based on $BOARDFAMILY or $BOARD or $BOOT_SOC
+	if [[ "${BOARD}" == "rockpro64" || "${BOARD}" == "renegade-elite" || "${BOARD}" == "pinebook-pro" || "${BOARD}" == "station-p1" ]]; then
+		hw_optimization_family="rk3399"
+	elif [[ "${BOOT_SOC}" == "rk322x" ]]; then
+		hw_optimization_family="rk322x"
+	else
+		hw_optimization_family="${BOARDFAMILY}"
+	fi
+
+	case ${hw_optimization_family} in
 		cubox | udoo*) # i.MX6 boards: send Ethernet to cpu3, MMC to cpu1/cpu2 (when available)
 			echo 2 > /proc/irq/$(awk -F":" "/mmc0/ {print \$1}" < /proc/interrupts | sed 's/\ //g' | head -1)/smp_affinity 2> /dev/null
 			echo 4 > /proc/irq/$(awk -F":" "/mmc1/ {print \$1}" < /proc/interrupts | sed 's/\ //g' | head -1)/smp_affinity 2> /dev/null
@@ -190,11 +194,6 @@ prepare_board() {
 			echo 8 > /proc/irq/$(awk -F":" "/eth0/ {print \$1}" < /proc/interrupts | sed 's/\ //g' | head -n1)/smp_affinity
 			echo 7 > /sys/class/net/eth0/queues/rx-0/rps_cpus
 
-			# Mali in 4.4 kernel
-			for i in $(awk -F':' '/Mali_/{print $1}' /proc/interrupts | sed 's/\ //g'); do
-				echo 8 > /proc/irq/$i/smp_affinity
-			done
-
 			# Lima in mainline kernel
 			echo 8 > /proc/irq/$(awk -F':' '/gp$/{print $1}' /proc/interrupts | sed 's/\ //g')/smp_affinity
 			echo 8 > /proc/irq/$(awk -F':' '/gpmmu/{print $1}' /proc/interrupts | sed 's/\ //g')/smp_affinity