diff --git a/kernel/irq/resend.c b/kernel/irq/resend.c
index a21fc4eeedc7b353b27f588ca1836dbd4c45d9b6..bef72dcfb79b5313ddf9f34b3e3b9b122b0bbe97 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/resend.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/resend.c
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ static int irq_sw_resend(struct irq_desc *desc)
  */
 int check_irq_resend(struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
+	int err = 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * We do not resend level type interrupts. Level type interrupts
 	 * are resent by hardware when they are still active. Clear the
@@ -106,13 +108,17 @@ int check_irq_resend(struct irq_desc *desc)
 	if (desc->istate & IRQS_REPLAY)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	if (desc->istate & IRQS_PENDING) {
-		desc->istate &= ~IRQS_PENDING;
-		desc->istate |= IRQS_REPLAY;
+	if (!(desc->istate & IRQS_PENDING))
+		return 0;
 
-		if (!desc->irq_data.chip->irq_retrigger ||
-		    !desc->irq_data.chip->irq_retrigger(&desc->irq_data))
-		    return irq_sw_resend(desc);
-	}
-	return 0;
+	desc->istate &= ~IRQS_PENDING;
+
+	if (!desc->irq_data.chip->irq_retrigger ||
+	    !desc->irq_data.chip->irq_retrigger(&desc->irq_data))
+		err = irq_sw_resend(desc);
+
+	/* If the retrigger was successfull, mark it with the REPLAY bit */
+	if (!err)
+		desc->istate |= IRQS_REPLAY;
+	return err;
 }