diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c
index 799d596a1a4b..d0259577934e 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mcp23s08_irq(int irq, void *data)
 
 	if (intf == 0) {
 		/* There is no interrupt pending */
-		return IRQ_HANDLED;
+		goto unlock;
 	}
 
 	if (mcp_read(mcp, MCP_INTCAP, &intcap))