diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index f3fcd415a77b..ff8d55ad790c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -1857,6 +1857,15 @@ void gpiochip_unlock_as_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiochip_unlock_as_irq);
 
+bool gpiochip_line_is_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
+{
+	if (offset >= chip->ngpio)
+		return false;
+
+	return test_bit(FLAG_USED_AS_IRQ, &chip->gpiodev->descs[offset].flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiochip_line_is_irq);
+
 /**
  * gpiod_get_raw_value_cansleep() - return a gpio's raw value
  * @desc: gpio whose value will be returned
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.c b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.c
index 7a2465f5e71e..3e95bfe66a06 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.c
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ static int sunxi_pinctrl_gpio_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 	struct sunxi_pinctrl *pctl = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
 	u32 reg = sunxi_data_reg(offset);
 	u8 index = sunxi_data_offset(offset);
-	u32 set_mux = pctl->desc->irq_read_needs_mux &&
-			test_bit(FLAG_USED_AS_IRQ, &chip->desc[offset].flags);
+	bool set_mux = pctl->desc->irq_read_needs_mux &&
+		gpiochip_line_is_irq(chip, offset);
 	u32 val;
 
 	if (set_mux)
diff --git a/include/linux/gpio/driver.h b/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
index bfc842c2fc57..41c6144c473b 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ extern struct gpio_chip *gpiochip_find(void *data,
 /* lock/unlock as IRQ */
 int gpiochip_lock_as_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset);
 void gpiochip_unlock_as_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset);
+bool gpiochip_line_is_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset);
 
 /* get driver data */
 static inline void *gpiochip_get_data(struct gpio_chip *chip)