diff --git a/drivers/dma/xgene-dma.c b/drivers/dma/xgene-dma.c
index 9dfa2b0..9cb93c5 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xgene-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xgene-dma.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/dmapool.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 
@@ -1610,6 +1611,7 @@
 	/* Register DMA channel rx irq */
 	for (i = 0; i < XGENE_DMA_MAX_CHANNEL; i++) {
 		chan = &pdma->chan[i];
+		irq_set_status_flags(chan->rx_irq, IRQ_DISABLE_UNLAZY);
 		ret = devm_request_irq(chan->dev, chan->rx_irq,
 				       xgene_dma_chan_ring_isr,
 				       0, chan->name, chan);
@@ -1620,6 +1622,7 @@
 
 			for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
 				chan = &pdma->chan[i];
+				irq_clear_status_flags(chan->rx_irq, IRQ_DISABLE_UNLAZY);
 				devm_free_irq(chan->dev, chan->rx_irq, chan);
 			}
 
@@ -1640,6 +1643,7 @@
 
 	for (i = 0; i < XGENE_DMA_MAX_CHANNEL; i++) {
 		chan = &pdma->chan[i];
+		irq_clear_status_flags(chan->rx_irq, IRQ_DISABLE_UNLAZY);
 		devm_free_irq(chan->dev, chan->rx_irq, chan);
 	}
 }