diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/vector.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/vector.c
index 99c28c02b7a5..8b7e0b46e86e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/vector.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/vector.c
@@ -556,6 +556,10 @@ static int x86_vector_alloc_irqs(struct irq_domain *domain, unsigned int virq,
 		irqd->chip_data = apicd;
 		irqd->hwirq = virq + i;
 		irqd_set_single_target(irqd);
+
+		/* Don't invoke affinity setter on deactivated interrupts */
+		irqd_set_affinity_on_activate(irqd);
+
 		/*
 		 * Legacy vectors are already assigned when the IOAPIC
 		 * takes them over. They stay on the same vector. This is
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
index fe7d63cdfb1d..d5cc32e80f5e 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
@@ -2458,6 +2458,7 @@ static int its_irq_domain_alloc(struct irq_domain *domain, unsigned int virq,
 {
 	msi_alloc_info_t *info = args;
 	struct its_device *its_dev = info->scratchpad[0].ptr;
+	struct irq_data *irqd;
 	irq_hw_number_t hwirq;
 	int err;
 	int i;
@@ -2473,7 +2474,9 @@ static int its_irq_domain_alloc(struct irq_domain *domain, unsigned int virq,
 
 		irq_domain_set_hwirq_and_chip(domain, virq + i,
 					      hwirq + i, &its_irq_chip, its_dev);
-		irqd_set_single_target(irq_desc_get_irq_data(irq_to_desc(virq + i)));
+		irqd = irq_get_irq_data(virq + i);
+		irqd_set_single_target(irqd);
+		irqd_set_affinity_on_activate(irqd);
 		pr_debug("ID:%d pID:%d vID:%d\n",
 			 (int)(hwirq + i - its_dev->event_map.lpi_base),
 			 (int)(hwirq + i), virq + i);
diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index 6ecaf056ab63..a042faefb9b7 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ struct irq_data {
  * IRQD_CAN_RESERVE		- Can use reservation mode
  * IRQD_MSI_NOMASK_QUIRK	- Non-maskable MSI quirk for affinity change
  *				  required
+ * IRQD_AFFINITY_ON_ACTIVATE	- Affinity is set on activation. Don't call
+ *				  irq_chip::irq_set_affinity() when deactivated.
  */
 enum {
 	IRQD_TRIGGER_MASK		= 0xf,
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ enum {
 	IRQD_DEFAULT_TRIGGER_SET	= (1 << 25),
 	IRQD_CAN_RESERVE		= (1 << 26),
 	IRQD_MSI_NOMASK_QUIRK		= (1 << 27),
+	IRQD_AFFINITY_ON_ACTIVATE	= (1 << 29),
 };
 
 #define __irqd_to_state(d) ACCESS_PRIVATE((d)->common, state_use_accessors)
@@ -407,6 +410,16 @@ static inline bool irqd_msi_nomask_quirk(struct irq_data *d)
 	return __irqd_to_state(d) & IRQD_MSI_NOMASK_QUIRK;
 }
 
+static inline void irqd_set_affinity_on_activate(struct irq_data *d)
+{
+	__irqd_to_state(d) |= IRQD_AFFINITY_ON_ACTIVATE;
+}
+
+static inline bool irqd_affinity_on_activate(struct irq_data *d)
+{
+	return __irqd_to_state(d) & IRQD_AFFINITY_ON_ACTIVATE;
+}
+
 #undef __irqd_to_state
 
 static inline irq_hw_number_t irqd_to_hwirq(struct irq_data *d)
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 025fcd029f83..3b66c77670d9 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -280,12 +280,16 @@ static bool irq_set_affinity_deactivated(struct irq_data *data,
 	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_data_to_desc(data);
 
 	/*
+	 * Handle irq chips which can handle affinity only in activated
+	 * state correctly
+	 *
 	 * If the interrupt is not yet activated, just store the affinity
 	 * mask and do not call the chip driver at all. On activation the
 	 * driver has to make sure anyway that the interrupt is in a
 	 * useable state so startup works.
 	 */
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY) || irqd_is_activated(data))
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY) ||
+	    irqd_is_activated(data) || !irqd_affinity_on_activate(data))
 		return false;
 
 	cpumask_copy(desc->irq_common_data.affinity, mask);