diff --git a/drivers/xen/events.c b/drivers/xen/events.c
index 28f133ae76add..cc72dad34ded7 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ int bind_evtchn_to_irq(unsigned int evtchn)
 		irq = find_unbound_irq();
 
 		set_irq_chip_and_handler_name(irq, &xen_dynamic_chip,
-					      handle_level_irq, "event");
+					      handle_edge_irq, "event");
 
 		evtchn_to_irq[evtchn] = irq;
 		irq_info[irq] = mk_evtchn_info(evtchn);