diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c
index d24e5f1d1525..fb126d56ad40 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ static enum pin_config_param pcs_bias[] = {
 	PIN_CONFIG_BIAS_PULL_UP,
 };
 
+/*
+ * This lock class tells lockdep that irqchip core that this single
+ * pinctrl can be in a different category than its parents, so it won't
+ * report false recursion.
+ */
+static struct lock_class_key pcs_lock_class;
+
 /*
  * REVISIT: Reads and writes could eventually use regmap or something
  * generic. But at least on omaps, some mux registers are performance
@@ -1713,6 +1720,7 @@ static int pcs_irqdomain_map(struct irq_domain *d, unsigned int irq,
 	irq_set_chip_data(irq, pcs_soc);
 	irq_set_chip_and_handler(irq, &pcs->chip,
 				 handle_level_irq);
+	irq_set_lockdep_class(irq, &pcs_lock_class);
 	irq_set_noprobe(irq);
 
 	return 0;