diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
index dba67b230e981209368ef0096f77550402f26862..466fe70cf303c81b8d4146e0e801ee8fa6fb5e2b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static int omap_gpio_irq_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned type)
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&bank->lock, flags);
 	retval = omap_set_gpio_triggering(bank, offset, type);
 	if (retval) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bank->lock, flags);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bank->lock, flags);
 		goto error;
 	}
 	omap_gpio_init_irq(bank, offset);