diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index b17f1142c70b9db3aba21f6aafe84d5770c82e6a..e52fa72f13d7939045d32cbf1e67868a23da1e7f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -2588,8 +2588,9 @@ int gpiod_direction_output(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value)
 	else
 		value = !!value;
 
-	/* GPIOs used for IRQs shall not be set as output */
-	if (test_bit(FLAG_USED_AS_IRQ, &desc->flags)) {
+	/* GPIOs used for enabled IRQs shall not be set as output */
+	if (test_bit(FLAG_USED_AS_IRQ, &desc->flags) &&
+	    test_bit(FLAG_IRQ_IS_ENABLED, &desc->flags)) {
 		gpiod_err(desc,
 			  "%s: tried to set a GPIO tied to an IRQ as output\n",
 			  __func__);
@@ -3276,6 +3277,7 @@ int gpiochip_lock_as_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 	}
 
 	set_bit(FLAG_USED_AS_IRQ, &desc->flags);
+	set_bit(FLAG_IRQ_IS_ENABLED, &desc->flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * If the consumer has not set up a label (such as when the
@@ -3306,6 +3308,7 @@ void gpiochip_unlock_as_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 		return;
 
 	clear_bit(FLAG_USED_AS_IRQ, &desc->flags);
+	clear_bit(FLAG_IRQ_IS_ENABLED, &desc->flags);
 
 	/* If we only had this marking, erase it */
 	if (desc->label && !strcmp(desc->label, "interrupt"))
@@ -3313,6 +3316,28 @@ void gpiochip_unlock_as_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiochip_unlock_as_irq);
 
+void gpiochip_disable_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
+{
+	struct gpio_desc *desc = gpiochip_get_desc(chip, offset);
+
+	if (!IS_ERR(desc) &&
+	    !WARN_ON(!test_bit(FLAG_USED_AS_IRQ, &desc->flags)))
+		clear_bit(FLAG_IRQ_IS_ENABLED, &desc->flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiochip_disable_irq);
+
+void gpiochip_enable_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
+{
+	struct gpio_desc *desc = gpiochip_get_desc(chip, offset);
+
+	if (!IS_ERR(desc) &&
+	    !WARN_ON(!test_bit(FLAG_USED_AS_IRQ, &desc->flags))) {
+		WARN_ON(test_bit(FLAG_IS_OUT, &desc->flags));
+		set_bit(FLAG_IRQ_IS_ENABLED, &desc->flags);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiochip_enable_irq);
+
 bool gpiochip_line_is_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	if (offset >= chip->ngpio)
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h
index a7e49fef73d41de2327d32fdb202fac7ed5b33d5..e9a86f4b00e39f9aaad0cba57d863a3b5cebd8d4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ struct gpio_desc {
 #define FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN	7	/* Gpio is open drain type */
 #define FLAG_OPEN_SOURCE 8	/* Gpio is open source type */
 #define FLAG_USED_AS_IRQ 9	/* GPIO is connected to an IRQ */
+#define FLAG_IRQ_IS_ENABLED 10	/* GPIO is connected to an enabled IRQ */
 #define FLAG_IS_HOGGED	11	/* GPIO is hogged */
 #define FLAG_TRANSITORY 12	/* GPIO may lose value in sleep or reset */
 
diff --git a/include/linux/gpio/driver.h b/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
index 479f1ccaaebdf366095a8b57fc7829edf879f597..9052ccd399fdb636ad0dbf8aba13fdb7d724c8cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ void gpiochip_unlock_as_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset);
 bool gpiochip_line_is_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset);
 int gpiochip_reqres_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset);
 void gpiochip_relres_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset);
+void gpiochip_disable_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset);
+void gpiochip_enable_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset);
 
 /* Line status inquiry for drivers */
 bool gpiochip_line_is_open_drain(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset);