diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-nomadik.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-nomadik.c
index d7c3ae300fa7..7111c3b59130 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-nomadik.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-nomadik.c
@@ -634,6 +634,10 @@ static unsigned int nmk_gpio_irq_startup(struct irq_data *d)
 {
 	struct nmk_gpio_chip *nmk_chip = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 
+	if (gpio_lock_as_irq(&nmk_chip->chip, d->hwirq))
+		dev_err(nmk_chip->chip.dev,
+			"unable to lock HW IRQ %lu for IRQ\n",
+			d->hwirq);
 	clk_enable(nmk_chip->clk);
 	nmk_gpio_irq_unmask(d);
 	return 0;
@@ -645,6 +649,7 @@ static void nmk_gpio_irq_shutdown(struct irq_data *d)
 
 	nmk_gpio_irq_mask(d);
 	clk_disable(nmk_chip->clk);
+	gpio_unlock_as_irq(&nmk_chip->chip, d->hwirq);
 }
 
 static struct irq_chip nmk_gpio_irq_chip = {