diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-davinci.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-davinci.c
index e0b025689625..576cb2d0708f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-davinci.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-davinci.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static struct irq_chip gpio_irqchip = {
 	.irq_enable	= gpio_irq_enable,
 	.irq_disable	= gpio_irq_disable,
 	.irq_set_type	= gpio_irq_type,
-	.flags		= IRQCHIP_SET_TYPE_MASKED,
+	.flags		= IRQCHIP_SET_TYPE_MASKED | IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE,
 };
 
 static void gpio_irq_handler(struct irq_desc *desc)