diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 389257f97e457..6d5c366a1378a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -1778,7 +1778,8 @@ static int gpiochip_add_irqchip(struct gpio_chip *gpiochip)
 		ops = &gpiochip_domain_ops;
 
 	gpiochip->irq.domain = irq_domain_add_simple(np, gpiochip->ngpio,
-						     0, ops, gpiochip);
+						     gpiochip->irq.first,
+						     ops, gpiochip);
 	if (!gpiochip->irq.domain)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/gpio/driver.h b/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
index 0a3fdd4d9d8d9..a77d4ada060c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ struct gpio_irq_chip {
 	 * in IRQ domain of the chip.
 	 */
 	unsigned long *valid_mask;
+
+	/**
+	 * @first:
+	 *
+	 * Required for static IRQ allocation. If set, irq_domain_add_simple()
+	 * will allocate and map all IRQs during initialization.
+	 */
+	unsigned int first;
 };
 
 static inline struct gpio_irq_chip *to_gpio_irq_chip(struct irq_chip *chip)