diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index e0051d58c909..bc1331f84fb5 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -935,6 +935,13 @@ void irq_modify_status(unsigned int irq, unsigned long clr, unsigned long set)
 
 	if (!desc)
 		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Warn when a driver sets the no autoenable flag on an already
+	 * active interrupt.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!desc->depth && (set & _IRQ_NOAUTOEN));
+
 	irq_settings_clr_and_set(desc, clr, set);
 
 	irqd_clear(&desc->irq_data, IRQD_NO_BALANCING | IRQD_PER_CPU |
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 57056109f176..49c37f1e71c0 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -1334,11 +1334,19 @@ __setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *new)
 		if (new->flags & IRQF_ONESHOT)
 			desc->istate |= IRQS_ONESHOT;
 
-		if (irq_settings_can_autoenable(desc))
+		if (irq_settings_can_autoenable(desc)) {
 			irq_startup(desc, true);
-		else
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * Shared interrupts do not go well with disabling
+			 * auto enable. The sharing interrupt might request
+			 * it while it's still disabled and then wait for
+			 * interrupts forever.
+			 */
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(new->flags & IRQF_SHARED);
 			/* Undo nested disables: */
 			desc->depth = 1;
+		}
 
 		/* Exclude IRQ from balancing if requested */
 		if (new->flags & IRQF_NOBALANCING) {