diff --git a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
index 03c43116e3ec..fddafa8c4886 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
@@ -1811,6 +1811,7 @@ static void dma_tasklet(struct tasklet_struct *t)
 
 static irqreturn_t d40_handle_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
 {
+	irqreturn_t handled = IRQ_NONE;
 	int i;
 	u32 idx;
 	u32 row;
@@ -1844,6 +1845,12 @@ static irqreturn_t d40_handle_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
 		row = chan / BITS_PER_LONG;
 		idx = chan & (BITS_PER_LONG - 1);
 
+		/*
+		 * Status for a channel owned by another core still explains
+		 * the interrupt, but only ACK Linux-owned channels below.
+		 */
+		handled = IRQ_HANDLED;
+
 		if (il[row].offset == D40_PHY_CHAN)
 			d40c = base->lookup_phy_chans[idx];
 		else
@@ -1876,7 +1883,7 @@ static irqreturn_t d40_handle_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
 	if (ret > 0)
 		pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(base->dev);
 
-	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+	return handled;
 }
 
 static int d40_validate_conf(struct d40_chan *d40c,