diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-msm-geni.c b/drivers/spi/spi-msm-geni.c
index 3d233764666c..72e1598be252 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-msm-geni.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-msm-geni.c
@@ -2136,6 +2136,7 @@ static int spi_geni_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			goto spi_geni_probe_err;
 		}
 
+		irq_set_status_flags(geni_mas->irq, IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
 		ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, geni_mas->irq,
 			geni_spi_irq, IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH, "spi_geni", geni_mas);
 		if (ret) {