diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index d5c691a3208b..39224e035e47 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -1986,7 +1986,8 @@ static struct irq_chip ioapic_chip __read_mostly = {
 	.irq_set_affinity	= ioapic_set_affinity,
 	.irq_retrigger		= irq_chip_retrigger_hierarchy,
 	.irq_get_irqchip_state	= ioapic_irq_get_chip_state,
-	.flags			= IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE,
+	.flags			= IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE |
+				  IRQCHIP_AFFINITY_PRE_STARTUP,
 };
 
 static struct irq_chip ioapic_ir_chip __read_mostly = {
@@ -1999,7 +2000,8 @@ static struct irq_chip ioapic_ir_chip __read_mostly = {
 	.irq_set_affinity	= ioapic_set_affinity,
 	.irq_retrigger		= irq_chip_retrigger_hierarchy,
 	.irq_get_irqchip_state	= ioapic_irq_get_chip_state,
-	.flags			= IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE,
+	.flags			= IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE |
+				  IRQCHIP_AFFINITY_PRE_STARTUP,
 };
 
 static inline void init_IO_APIC_traps(void)