diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
index 2613881a66e662beccd0b8b51f98133ea52114ca..381cfa26a4a1a0881a56616431af1c1ebbee4a5f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
@@ -1769,7 +1769,6 @@ static int lineevent_create(struct gpio_device *gdev, void __user *ip)
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_free_le;
 	}
-	le->irq = irq;
 
 	if (eflags & GPIOEVENT_REQUEST_RISING_EDGE)
 		irqflags |= test_bit(FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW, &desc->flags) ?
@@ -1783,7 +1782,7 @@ static int lineevent_create(struct gpio_device *gdev, void __user *ip)
 	init_waitqueue_head(&le->wait);
 
 	/* Request a thread to read the events */
-	ret = request_threaded_irq(le->irq,
+	ret = request_threaded_irq(irq,
 				   lineevent_irq_handler,
 				   lineevent_irq_thread,
 				   irqflags,
@@ -1792,6 +1791,8 @@ static int lineevent_create(struct gpio_device *gdev, void __user *ip)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free_le;
 
+	le->irq = irq;
+
 	fd = get_unused_fd_flags(O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		ret = fd;