diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 6edfcef291e8202eb6173c28d267afa7851cf04e..ac766ad573e85e09c101ce0ebf7a2a595dc57a22 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ void free_irq(unsigned int irq, void *dev_id)
 	struct irqaction **p;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	WARN_ON(in_interrupt());
 	if (irq >= NR_IRQS)
 		return;