diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
index c3598d143aa9419111d9920ec6983f72d51d0d38..0d30c7acf0c723c2f124a2aa18a6bc77622d5f24 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
@@ -427,6 +427,9 @@ static int gpio_irq_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned type)
 	int retval;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (WARN_ON(!bank->mod_usage))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP1
 	if (d->irq > IH_MPUIO_BASE)
 		gpio = OMAP_MPUIO(d->irq - IH_MPUIO_BASE);