diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-orion.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-orion.c
index 1f636f719065..0dfdc5c824a1 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-orion.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-orion.c
@@ -123,6 +123,19 @@ static void orion_bridge_irq_handler(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Bridge IRQ_CAUSE is asserted regardless of IRQ_MASK register.
+ * To avoid interrupt events on stale irqs, we clear them before unmask.
+ */
+static unsigned int orion_bridge_irq_startup(struct irq_data *d)
+{
+	struct irq_chip_type *ct = irq_data_get_chip_type(d);
+
+	ct->chip.irq_ack(d);
+	ct->chip.irq_unmask(d);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int __init orion_bridge_irq_init(struct device_node *np,
 					struct device_node *parent)
 {
@@ -176,6 +189,7 @@ static int __init orion_bridge_irq_init(struct device_node *np,
 
 	gc->chip_types[0].regs.ack = ORION_BRIDGE_IRQ_CAUSE;
 	gc->chip_types[0].regs.mask = ORION_BRIDGE_IRQ_MASK;
+	gc->chip_types[0].chip.irq_startup = orion_bridge_irq_startup;
 	gc->chip_types[0].chip.irq_ack = irq_gc_ack_clr_bit;
 	gc->chip_types[0].chip.irq_mask = irq_gc_mask_clr_bit;
 	gc->chip_types[0].chip.irq_unmask = irq_gc_mask_set_bit;