diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/device.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/device.c
index dee5e4f8f426..8b1f8591ae83 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/device.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/device.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,9 @@ void idxd_wq_free_irq(struct idxd_wq *wq)
 	struct idxd_device *idxd = wq->idxd;
 	struct idxd_irq_entry *ie = &wq->ie;
 
+	if (wq->type != IDXD_WQT_KERNEL)
+		return;
+
 	synchronize_irq(ie->vector);
 	free_irq(ie->vector, ie);
 	idxd_flush_pending_descs(ie);