diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-tegra.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-tegra.c
index 94396caaca753e5d8a6d33c8c0ab26057980aca9..22e7c99ed69e1e5912efc6643fcbd06299c19b08 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-tegra.c
@@ -323,13 +323,6 @@ static int tegra_gpio_irq_set_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned int type)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ret = gpiochip_lock_as_irq(&tgi->gc, gpio);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(tgi->dev,
-			"unable to lock Tegra GPIO %u as IRQ\n", gpio);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bank->lvl_lock[port], flags);
 
 	val = tegra_gpio_readl(tgi, GPIO_INT_LVL(tgi, gpio));
@@ -342,6 +335,14 @@ static int tegra_gpio_irq_set_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned int type)
 	tegra_gpio_mask_write(tgi, GPIO_MSK_OE(tgi, gpio), gpio, 0);
 	tegra_gpio_enable(tgi, gpio);
 
+	ret = gpiochip_lock_as_irq(&tgi->gc, gpio);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(tgi->dev,
+			"unable to lock Tegra GPIO %u as IRQ\n", gpio);
+		tegra_gpio_disable(tgi, gpio);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	if (type & (IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW | IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH))
 		irq_set_handler_locked(d, handle_level_irq);
 	else if (type & (IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING | IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING))