diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
index 0f740276ed2b565b34a08259cbb702020d149a02..efa63fb8b1eee74ad5e4f24e927613b88779cfd6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ static void __init mxc_gpio_init_gc(struct mxc_gpio_port *port, int irq_base)
 	ct->chip.irq_unmask = irq_gc_mask_set_bit;
 	ct->chip.irq_set_type = gpio_set_irq_type;
 	ct->chip.irq_set_wake = gpio_set_wake_irq;
+	ct->chip.flags = IRQCHIP_MASK_ON_SUSPEND;
 	ct->regs.ack = GPIO_ISR;
 	ct->regs.mask = GPIO_IMR;