diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
index 875a7c5..3307f6d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@
 {
 	u32 irq_msk, irq_stat;
 	struct mxc_gpio_port *port;
+	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_get_chip(irq);
+
+	chained_irq_enter(chip, desc);
 
 	/* walk through all interrupt status registers */
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &mxc_gpio_ports, node) {
@@ -303,6 +306,7 @@
 		if (irq_stat)
 			mxc_gpio_irq_handler(port, irq_stat);
 	}
+	chained_irq_exit(chip, desc);
 }
 
 /*