diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-brcmstb-l2.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-brcmstb-l2.c
index 8e0911561f2d..fddea7227246 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-brcmstb-l2.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-brcmstb-l2.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ static int __init brcmstb_l2_intc_of_init(struct device_node *np,
 					  *init_params)
 {
 	unsigned int clr = IRQ_NOREQUEST | IRQ_NOPROBE | IRQ_NOAUTOEN;
+	unsigned int set = 0;
 	struct brcmstb_l2_intc_data *data;
 	struct irq_chip_type *ct;
 	int ret;
@@ -208,9 +209,12 @@ static int __init brcmstb_l2_intc_of_init(struct device_node *np,
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MIPS) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN))
 		flags |= IRQ_GC_BE_IO;
 
+	if (init_params->handler == handle_level_irq)
+		set |= IRQ_LEVEL;
+
 	/* Allocate a single Generic IRQ chip for this node */
 	ret = irq_alloc_domain_generic_chips(data->domain, 32, 1,
-			np->full_name, init_params->handler, clr, 0, flags);
+			np->full_name, init_params->handler, clr, set, flags);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("failed to allocate generic irq chip\n");
 		goto out_free_domain;