diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c
index 425501c39527..793518a30afe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static int mpc8xxx_gpio_irq_map(struct irq_domain *h, unsigned int irq,
 				irq_hw_number_t hwirq)
 {
 	irq_set_chip_data(irq, h->host_data);
-	irq_set_chip_and_handler(irq, &mpc8xxx_irq_chip, handle_level_irq);
+	irq_set_chip_and_handler(irq, &mpc8xxx_irq_chip, handle_edge_irq);
 
 	return 0;
 }