diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-orion.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-orion.c
index e51d40031884b1d75f12d659e2f040f391a7ad73..4137c3d152840cbe1c65820abfffa8fd536c8481 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-orion.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-orion.c
@@ -180,8 +180,9 @@ static int __init orion_bridge_irq_init(struct device_node *np,
 	gc->chip_types[0].chip.irq_mask = irq_gc_mask_clr_bit;
 	gc->chip_types[0].chip.irq_unmask = irq_gc_mask_set_bit;
 
-	/* mask all interrupts */
+	/* mask and clear all interrupts */
 	writel(0, gc->reg_base + ORION_BRIDGE_IRQ_MASK);
+	writel(0, gc->reg_base + ORION_BRIDGE_IRQ_CAUSE);
 
 	irq_set_handler_data(irq, domain);
 	irq_set_chained_handler(irq, orion_bridge_irq_handler);