diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index a71dd18639fb..39c23786c1db 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ typedef	void (*irq_preflow_handler_t)(struct irq_data *data);
  * IRQ_NOPROBE			- Interrupt cannot be probed by autoprobing
  * IRQ_NOREQUEST		- Interrupt cannot be requested via
  *				  request_irq()
+ * IRQ_NOTHREAD			- Interrupt cannot be threaded
  * IRQ_NOAUTOEN			- Interrupt is not automatically enabled in
  *				  request/setup_irq()
  * IRQ_NO_BALANCING		- Interrupt cannot be balanced (affinity set)
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ enum {
 	IRQ_NO_BALANCING	= (1 << 13),
 	IRQ_MOVE_PCNTXT		= (1 << 14),
 	IRQ_NESTED_THREAD	= (1 << 15),
+	IRQ_NOTHREAD		= (1 << 16),
 };
 
 #define IRQF_MODIFY_MASK	\
@@ -422,7 +424,7 @@ irq_set_handler(unsigned int irq, irq_flow_handler_t handle)
 /*
  * Set a highlevel chained flow handler for a given IRQ.
  * (a chained handler is automatically enabled and set to
- *  IRQ_NOREQUEST and IRQ_NOPROBE)
+ *  IRQ_NOREQUEST, IRQ_NOPROBE, and IRQ_NOTHREAD)
  */
 static inline void
 irq_set_chained_handler(unsigned int irq, irq_flow_handler_t handle)
@@ -452,6 +454,16 @@ static inline void irq_set_probe(unsigned int irq)
 	irq_modify_status(irq, IRQ_NOPROBE, 0);
 }
 
+static inline void irq_set_nothread(unsigned int irq)
+{
+	irq_modify_status(irq, 0, IRQ_NOTHREAD);
+}
+
+static inline void irq_set_thread(unsigned int irq)
+{
+	irq_modify_status(irq, IRQ_NOTHREAD, 0);
+}
+
 static inline void irq_set_nested_thread(unsigned int irq, bool nest)
 {
 	if (nest)
diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index 4af1e2b244cb..52d856d513ff 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ __irq_set_handler(unsigned int irq, irq_flow_handler_t handle, int is_chained,
 	if (handle != handle_bad_irq && is_chained) {
 		irq_settings_set_noprobe(desc);
 		irq_settings_set_norequest(desc);
+		irq_settings_set_nothread(desc);
 		irq_startup(desc);
 	}
 out:
diff --git a/kernel/irq/debug.h b/kernel/irq/debug.h
index 306cba37e9a5..97a8bfadc88a 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/debug.h
+++ b/kernel/irq/debug.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ static inline void print_irq_desc(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
 	P(IRQ_PER_CPU);
 	P(IRQ_NOPROBE);
 	P(IRQ_NOREQUEST);
+	P(IRQ_NOTHREAD);
 	P(IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
 
 	PS(IRQS_AUTODETECT);
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 07c1611f3899..f7ce0021e1c4 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -900,7 +900,8 @@ __setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *new)
 		 */
 		new->handler = irq_nested_primary_handler;
 	} else {
-		irq_setup_forced_threading(new);
+		if (irq_settings_can_thread(desc))
+			irq_setup_forced_threading(new);
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/kernel/irq/settings.h b/kernel/irq/settings.h
index 0d91730b6330..f1667833d444 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/settings.h
+++ b/kernel/irq/settings.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ enum {
 	_IRQ_LEVEL		= IRQ_LEVEL,
 	_IRQ_NOPROBE		= IRQ_NOPROBE,
 	_IRQ_NOREQUEST		= IRQ_NOREQUEST,
+	_IRQ_NOTHREAD		= IRQ_NOTHREAD,
 	_IRQ_NOAUTOEN		= IRQ_NOAUTOEN,
 	_IRQ_MOVE_PCNTXT	= IRQ_MOVE_PCNTXT,
 	_IRQ_NO_BALANCING	= IRQ_NO_BALANCING,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ enum {
 #define IRQ_LEVEL		GOT_YOU_MORON
 #define IRQ_NOPROBE		GOT_YOU_MORON
 #define IRQ_NOREQUEST		GOT_YOU_MORON
+#define IRQ_NOTHREAD		GOT_YOU_MORON
 #define IRQ_NOAUTOEN		GOT_YOU_MORON
 #define IRQ_NESTED_THREAD	GOT_YOU_MORON
 #undef IRQF_MODIFY_MASK
@@ -94,6 +96,21 @@ static inline void irq_settings_set_norequest(struct irq_desc *desc)
 	desc->status_use_accessors |= _IRQ_NOREQUEST;
 }
 
+static inline bool irq_settings_can_thread(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	return !(desc->status_use_accessors & _IRQ_NOTHREAD);
+}
+
+static inline void irq_settings_clr_nothread(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	desc->status_use_accessors &= ~_IRQ_NOTHREAD;
+}
+
+static inline void irq_settings_set_nothread(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	desc->status_use_accessors |= _IRQ_NOTHREAD;
+}
+
 static inline bool irq_settings_can_probe(struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
 	return !(desc->status_use_accessors & _IRQ_NOPROBE);