diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
index f476ae2eb0b3c8610e54377cf7e3010079e916bf..2b2fc4ba8c6d0092b930c11e6847a13dcabe38dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
@@ -826,7 +826,6 @@ static void omap_gpio_irq_shutdown(struct irq_data *d)
 	unsigned offset = GPIO_INDEX(bank, gpio);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bank->lock, flags);
-	gpiochip_unlock_as_irq(&bank->chip, offset);
 	bank->irq_usage &= ~(BIT(offset));
 	omap_disable_gpio_module(bank, offset);
 	omap_reset_gpio(bank, gpio);