diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/mtk-adsp-mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/mtk-adsp-mailbox.c
index 91487aa4d7da..8bcecddee0eb 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/mtk-adsp-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/mtk-adsp-mailbox.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ struct mtk_adsp_mbox_priv {
 	struct mbox_controller mbox;
 	void __iomem *va_mboxreg;
 	const struct mtk_adsp_mbox_cfg *cfg;
+	int irq;
 };
 
 struct mtk_adsp_mbox_cfg {
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ static int mtk_adsp_mbox_startup(struct mbox_chan *chan)
 	writel(0xFFFFFFFF, priv->va_mboxreg + priv->cfg->clr_in);
 	writel(0xFFFFFFFF, priv->va_mboxreg + priv->cfg->clr_out);
 
+	enable_irq(priv->irq);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -74,6 +77,8 @@ static void mtk_adsp_mbox_shutdown(struct mbox_chan *chan)
 {
 	struct mtk_adsp_mbox_priv *priv = get_mtk_adsp_mbox_priv(chan->mbox);
 
+	disable_irq(priv->irq);
+
 	/* Clear ADSP mbox command */
 	writel(0xFFFFFFFF, priv->va_mboxreg + priv->cfg->clr_in);
 	writel(0xFFFFFFFF, priv->va_mboxreg + priv->cfg->clr_out);
@@ -139,8 +144,10 @@ static int mtk_adsp_mbox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (irq < 0)
 		return irq;
 
+	priv->irq = irq;
 	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, irq, mtk_adsp_mbox_irq,
-					mtk_adsp_mbox_isr, IRQF_TRIGGER_NONE,
+					mtk_adsp_mbox_isr,
+					IRQF_TRIGGER_NONE | IRQF_NO_AUTOEN,
 					dev_name(dev), mbox->chans);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;