diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
index 926ca0a7477f..cb6c5cb0df0b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static int i2c_device_remove(struct device *dev)
 	dev_pm_clear_wake_irq(&client->dev);
 	device_init_wakeup(&client->dev, false);
 
-	client->irq = 0;
+	client->irq = client->init_irq;
 
 	return status;
 }
@@ -741,10 +741,11 @@ i2c_new_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *info)
 	client->flags = info->flags;
 	client->addr = info->addr;
 
-	client->irq = info->irq;
-	if (!client->irq)
-		client->irq = i2c_dev_irq_from_resources(info->resources,
+	client->init_irq = info->irq;
+	if (!client->init_irq)
+		client->init_irq = i2c_dev_irq_from_resources(info->resources,
 							 info->num_resources);
+	client->irq = client->init_irq;
 
 	strlcpy(client->name, info->type, sizeof(client->name));
 
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 1f45331924d6..383510b4f083 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ struct i2c_client {
 	char name[I2C_NAME_SIZE];
 	struct i2c_adapter *adapter;	/* the adapter we sit on	*/
 	struct device dev;		/* the device structure		*/
+	int init_irq;			/* irq set at initialization	*/
 	int irq;			/* irq issued by device		*/
 	struct list_head detected;
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_I2C_SLAVE)