diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 3b54edf2befef..c68d037de656d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -413,12 +413,12 @@ void gpiochip_set_chained_irqchip(struct gpio_chip *gpiochip,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	irq_set_chained_handler(parent_irq, parent_handler);
 	/*
 	 * The parent irqchip is already using the chip_data for this
 	 * irqchip, so our callbacks simply use the handler_data.
 	 */
 	irq_set_handler_data(parent_irq, gpiochip);
+	irq_set_chained_handler(parent_irq, parent_handler);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiochip_set_chained_irqchip);