diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-renesas-irqc.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-renesas-irqc.c
index a20a6471b0e4..1ff3535a4617 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-renesas-irqc.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-renesas-irqc.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static int irqc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_runtime_pm_disable;
 	}
 
+	p->irq_domain->flags |= IRQ_DOMAIN_FLAG_DESTROY_GC;
 	ret = irq_alloc_domain_generic_chips(p->irq_domain, p->number_of_irqs,
 					     1, "irqc", handle_level_irq,
 					     0, 0, IRQ_GC_INIT_NESTED_LOCK);