diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci
index b17ac8b99894..b421150a2eff 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-/// Make sure threaded IRQs without a primary handler are always requested with
-/// IRQF_ONESHOT
+/// Since commit 1c6c69525b40 ("genirq: Reject bogus threaded irq requests")
+/// threaded IRQs without a primary handler need to be requested with
+/// IRQF_ONESHOT, otherwise the request will fail.
+///
+/// So pass the IRQF_ONESHOT flag in this case.
 ///
 //
 // Confidence: Good