diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 801addd..46953a0 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -370,16 +370,18 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	ret = chip->set_type(irq, flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK);
+	/* caller masked out all except trigger mode flags */
+	ret = chip->set_type(irq, flags);
 
 	if (ret)
 		pr_err("setting trigger mode %d for irq %u failed (%pF)\n",
-				(int)(flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK),
-				irq, chip->set_type);
+				(int)flags, irq, chip->set_type);
 	else {
+		if (flags & (IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW | IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH))
+			flags |= IRQ_LEVEL;
 		/* note that IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK == IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK */
-		desc->status &= ~IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK;
-		desc->status |= flags & IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK;
+		desc->status &= ~(IRQ_LEVEL | IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK);
+		desc->status |= flags;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -459,7 +461,8 @@
 
 		/* Setup the type (level, edge polarity) if configured: */
 		if (new->flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK) {
-			ret = __irq_set_trigger(desc, irq, new->flags);
+			ret = __irq_set_trigger(desc, irq,
+					new->flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK);
 
 			if (ret) {
 				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);