diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/i8259.c b/arch/x86/kernel/i8259.c
index 519649ddf1001d423c5b0a7e02a42f7ca92e2a06..89c7975b88a7cb9877c33d0726fad889105d7527 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/i8259.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/i8259.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static void make_8259A_irq(unsigned int irq)
 	disable_irq_nosync(irq);
 	io_apic_irqs &= ~(1<<irq);
 	irq_set_chip_and_handler(irq, &i8259A_chip, handle_level_irq);
+	irq_set_status_flags(irq, IRQ_LEVEL);
 	enable_irq(irq);
 	lapic_assign_legacy_vector(irq, true);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irqinit.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irqinit.c
index a0693b71cfc1cc4bb99af19ed7b9d07bfca80c33..f2c215e1f64c5b39f9939583adf226ae4e9438c0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irqinit.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irqinit.c
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ void __init init_ISA_irqs(void)
 
 	legacy_pic->init(0);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_legacy_irqs(); i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_legacy_irqs(); i++) {
 		irq_set_chip_and_handler(i, chip, handle_level_irq);
+		irq_set_status_flags(i, IRQ_LEVEL);
+	}
 }
 
 void __init init_IRQ(void)