diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index d70394f..71eba24 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -359,6 +359,23 @@
 		if (desc->chip->ack)
 			desc->chip->ack(irq);
 	}
+	desc->status |= IRQ_MASKED;
+}
+
+static inline void mask_irq(struct irq_desc *desc, int irq)
+{
+	if (desc->chip->mask) {
+		desc->chip->mask(irq);
+		desc->status |= IRQ_MASKED;
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void unmask_irq(struct irq_desc *desc, int irq)
+{
+	if (desc->chip->unmask) {
+		desc->chip->unmask(irq);
+		desc->status &= ~IRQ_MASKED;
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -484,10 +501,8 @@
 	raw_spin_lock(&desc->lock);
 	desc->status &= ~IRQ_INPROGRESS;
 
-	if (unlikely(desc->status & IRQ_ONESHOT))
-		desc->status |= IRQ_MASKED;
-	else if (!(desc->status & IRQ_DISABLED) && desc->chip->unmask)
-		desc->chip->unmask(irq);
+	if (!(desc->status & (IRQ_DISABLED | IRQ_ONESHOT)))
+		unmask_irq(desc, irq);
 out_unlock:
 	raw_spin_unlock(&desc->lock);
 }
@@ -524,8 +539,7 @@
 	action = desc->action;
 	if (unlikely(!action || (desc->status & IRQ_DISABLED))) {
 		desc->status |= IRQ_PENDING;
-		if (desc->chip->mask)
-			desc->chip->mask(irq);
+		mask_irq(desc, irq);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -593,7 +607,7 @@
 		irqreturn_t action_ret;
 
 		if (unlikely(!action)) {
-			desc->chip->mask(irq);
+			mask_irq(desc, irq);
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 
@@ -605,8 +619,7 @@
 		if (unlikely((desc->status &
 			       (IRQ_PENDING | IRQ_MASKED | IRQ_DISABLED)) ==
 			      (IRQ_PENDING | IRQ_MASKED))) {
-			desc->chip->unmask(irq);
-			desc->status &= ~IRQ_MASKED;
+			unmask_irq(desc, irq);
 		}
 
 		desc->status &= ~IRQ_PENDING;
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index eb6078c..69a3d7b 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -483,8 +483,26 @@
  */
 static void irq_finalize_oneshot(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
+again:
 	chip_bus_lock(irq, desc);
 	raw_spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
+
+	/*
+	 * Implausible though it may be we need to protect us against
+	 * the following scenario:
+	 *
+	 * The thread is faster done than the hard interrupt handler
+	 * on the other CPU. If we unmask the irq line then the
+	 * interrupt can come in again and masks the line, leaves due
+	 * to IRQ_INPROGRESS and the irq line is masked forever.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(desc->status & IRQ_INPROGRESS)) {
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&desc->lock);
+		chip_bus_sync_unlock(irq, desc);
+		cpu_relax();
+		goto again;
+	}
+
 	if (!(desc->status & IRQ_DISABLED) && (desc->status & IRQ_MASKED)) {
 		desc->status &= ~IRQ_MASKED;
 		desc->chip->unmask(irq);