diff --git a/kernel/irq/internals.h b/kernel/irq/internals.h
index 9412e57056f5..347cb333b9fe 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/internals.h
+++ b/kernel/irq/internals.h
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void __irq_put_desc_unlock(struct irq_desc *desc, unsigned long flags, bool bus)
 
 __DEFINE_CLASS_IS_CONDITIONAL(irqdesc_lock, true);
 __DEFINE_UNLOCK_GUARD(irqdesc_lock, struct irq_desc,
-		      __irq_put_desc_unlock(_T->lock, _T->flags, _T->bus),
+		      if (_T->lock) __irq_put_desc_unlock(_T->lock, _T->flags, _T->bus),
 		      unsigned long flags; bool bus);
 
 static inline class_irqdesc_lock_t class_irqdesc_lock_constructor(unsigned int irq, bool bus,