diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-renesas-irqc.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-renesas-irqc.c
index 8fdd7d68cd00..082d95cb5528 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-renesas-irqc.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-renesas-irqc.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static int irqc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	irq_chip->irq_mask = irqc_irq_disable;
 	irq_chip->irq_unmask = irqc_irq_enable;
 	irq_chip->irq_set_type = irqc_irq_set_type;
-	irq_chip->flags	= IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE;
+	irq_chip->flags	= IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE | IRQCHIP_MASK_ON_SUSPEND;
 
 	p->irq_domain = irq_domain_add_simple(pdev->dev.of_node,
 					      p->number_of_irqs,