diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
index db5305b37c9d..502cbdbab638 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ struct regmap_irq_chip_data {
 	int irq_base;
 	struct irq_domain *domain;
 
-	void *status_reg_buf;
 	unsigned int *status_buf;
 	unsigned int *mask_buf;
 	unsigned int *mask_buf_def;
+
+	unsigned int irq_reg_stride;
 };
 
 static inline const
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ static void regmap_irq_sync_unlock(struct irq_data *data)
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < d->chip->num_regs; i++) {
 		ret = regmap_update_bits(d->map, d->chip->mask_base +
-						(i * map->reg_stride),
+						(i * map->reg_stride *
+						d->irq_reg_stride),
 					 d->mask_buf_def[i], d->mask_buf[i]);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			dev_err(d->map->dev, "Failed to sync masks in %x\n",
@@ -104,18 +106,8 @@ static irqreturn_t regmap_irq_thread(int irq, void *d)
 	struct regmap_irq_chip *chip = data->chip;
 	struct regmap *map = data->map;
 	int ret, i;
-	u8 *buf8 = data->status_reg_buf;
-	u16 *buf16 = data->status_reg_buf;
-	u32 *buf32 = data->status_reg_buf;
 	bool handled = false;
 
-	ret = regmap_bulk_read(map, chip->status_base, data->status_reg_buf,
-			       chip->num_regs);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		dev_err(map->dev, "Failed to read IRQ status: %d\n", ret);
-		return IRQ_NONE;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Ignore masked IRQs and ack if we need to; we ack early so
 	 * there is no race between handling and acknowleding the
@@ -124,18 +116,13 @@ static irqreturn_t regmap_irq_thread(int irq, void *d)
 	 * doing a write per register.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < data->chip->num_regs; i++) {
-		switch (map->format.val_bytes) {
-		case 1:
-			data->status_buf[i] = buf8[i];
-			break;
-		case 2:
-			data->status_buf[i] = buf16[i];
-			break;
-		case 4:
-			data->status_buf[i] = buf32[i];
-			break;
-		default:
-			BUG();
+		ret = regmap_read(map, chip->mask_base + (i * map->reg_stride
+				   * data->irq_reg_stride),
+				   &data->status_buf[i]);
+
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			dev_err(map->dev, "Failed to read IRQ status: %d\n",
+					ret);
 			return IRQ_NONE;
 		}
 
@@ -143,7 +130,8 @@ static irqreturn_t regmap_irq_thread(int irq, void *d)
 
 		if (data->status_buf[i] && chip->ack_base) {
 			ret = regmap_write(map, chip->ack_base +
-						(i * map->reg_stride),
+						(i * map->reg_stride *
+						data->irq_reg_stride),
 					   data->status_buf[i]);
 			if (ret != 0)
 				dev_err(map->dev, "Failed to ack 0x%x: %d\n",
@@ -242,11 +230,6 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip(struct regmap *map, int irq, int irq_flags,
 	if (!d->status_buf)
 		goto err_alloc;
 
-	d->status_reg_buf = kzalloc(map->format.val_bytes * chip->num_regs,
-				    GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!d->status_reg_buf)
-		goto err_alloc;
-
 	d->mask_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(unsigned int) * chip->num_regs,
 			      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!d->mask_buf)
@@ -260,6 +243,12 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip(struct regmap *map, int irq, int irq_flags,
 	d->map = map;
 	d->chip = chip;
 	d->irq_base = irq_base;
+
+	if (chip->irq_reg_stride)
+		d->irq_reg_stride = chip->irq_reg_stride;
+	else
+		d->irq_reg_stride = 1;
+
 	mutex_init(&d->lock);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < chip->num_irqs; i++)
@@ -269,7 +258,8 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip(struct regmap *map, int irq, int irq_flags,
 	/* Mask all the interrupts by default */
 	for (i = 0; i < chip->num_regs; i++) {
 		d->mask_buf[i] = d->mask_buf_def[i];
-		ret = regmap_write(map, chip->mask_base + (i * map->reg_stride),
+		ret = regmap_write(map, chip->mask_base + (i * map->reg_stride
+				   * d->irq_reg_stride),
 				   d->mask_buf[i]);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			dev_err(map->dev, "Failed to set masks in 0x%x: %d\n",
@@ -306,7 +296,6 @@ err_domain:
 err_alloc:
 	kfree(d->mask_buf_def);
 	kfree(d->mask_buf);
-	kfree(d->status_reg_buf);
 	kfree(d->status_buf);
 	kfree(d);
 	return ret;
@@ -328,7 +317,6 @@ void regmap_del_irq_chip(int irq, struct regmap_irq_chip_data *d)
 	/* We should unmap the domain but... */
 	kfree(d->mask_buf_def);
 	kfree(d->mask_buf);
-	kfree(d->status_reg_buf);
 	kfree(d->status_buf);
 	kfree(d);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/regmap.h b/include/linux/regmap.h
index 720866887ae3..56af22ec9aba 100644
--- a/include/linux/regmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/regmap.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ struct regmap_irq {
  * @status_base: Base status register address.
  * @mask_base:   Base mask register address.
  * @ack_base:    Base ack address.  If zero then the chip is clear on read.
+ * @irq_reg_stride:  Stride to use for chips where registers are not contiguous.
  *
  * @num_regs:    Number of registers in each control bank.
  * @irqs:        Descriptors for individual IRQs.  Interrupt numbers are
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ struct regmap_irq_chip {
 	unsigned int status_base;
 	unsigned int mask_base;
 	unsigned int ack_base;
+	unsigned int irq_reg_stride;
 
 	int num_regs;