diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
index 893df8280756..4b8a8da4b2e0 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -1256,12 +1256,15 @@ static struct irq_chip ioapic_chip;
 static void ioapic_register_intr(int irq, int vector, unsigned long trigger)
 {
 	if ((trigger == IOAPIC_AUTO && IO_APIC_irq_trigger(irq)) ||
-			trigger == IOAPIC_LEVEL)
+	    trigger == IOAPIC_LEVEL) {
+		irq_desc[irq].status |= IRQ_LEVEL;
 		set_irq_chip_and_handler_name(irq, &ioapic_chip,
 					 handle_fasteoi_irq, "fasteoi");
-	else
+	} else {
+		irq_desc[irq].status &= ~IRQ_LEVEL;
 		set_irq_chip_and_handler_name(irq, &ioapic_chip,
 					 handle_edge_irq, "edge");
+	}
 	set_intr_gate(vector, interrupt[irq]);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c
index 050141c0602b..f57f8b901912 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -800,12 +800,15 @@ static struct irq_chip ioapic_chip;
 
 static void ioapic_register_intr(int irq, unsigned long trigger)
 {
-	if (trigger)
+	if (trigger) {
+		irq_desc[irq].status |= IRQ_LEVEL;
 		set_irq_chip_and_handler_name(irq, &ioapic_chip,
 					      handle_fasteoi_irq, "fasteoi");
-	else
+	} else {
+		irq_desc[irq].status &= ~IRQ_LEVEL;
 		set_irq_chip_and_handler_name(irq, &ioapic_chip,
 					      handle_edge_irq, "edge");
+	}
 }
 
 static void setup_IO_APIC_irq(int apic, int pin, unsigned int irq,