diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-msm-common.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-msm-common.c
index fa8239a9edd..bdb81711567 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-msm-common.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-msm-common.c
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ static void msm_gpio_irq_unmask(struct irq_data *d)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&tlmm_lock, irq_flags);
 	__set_bit(gpio, msm_gpio.enabled_irqs);
+	__msm_gpio_set_intr_status(gpio);
 	__msm_gpio_set_intr_cfg_enable(gpio, 1);
 	mb();
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tlmm_lock, irq_flags);