diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad_sigma_delta.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad_sigma_delta.c
index d8570f620785..7e2192870743 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad_sigma_delta.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad_sigma_delta.c
@@ -584,6 +584,10 @@ static int devm_ad_sd_probe_trigger(struct device *dev, struct iio_dev *indio_de
 	init_completion(&sigma_delta->completion);
 
 	sigma_delta->irq_dis = true;
+
+	/* the IRQ core clears IRQ_DISABLE_UNLAZY flag when freeing an IRQ */
+	irq_set_status_flags(sigma_delta->spi->irq, IRQ_DISABLE_UNLAZY);
+
 	ret = devm_request_irq(dev, sigma_delta->spi->irq,
 			       ad_sd_data_rdy_trig_poll,
 			       sigma_delta->info->irq_flags | IRQF_NO_AUTOEN,