diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-sifive-plic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-sifive-plic.c
index 2f4784860df5d..ff47bd0dec455 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-sifive-plic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-sifive-plic.c
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ static struct irq_chip plic_edge_chip = {
 	.irq_set_affinity = plic_set_affinity,
 #endif
 	.irq_set_type	= plic_irq_set_type,
-	.flags		= IRQCHIP_AFFINITY_PRE_STARTUP,
+	.flags		= IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE |
+			  IRQCHIP_AFFINITY_PRE_STARTUP,
 };
 
 static struct irq_chip plic_chip = {
@@ -201,7 +202,8 @@ static struct irq_chip plic_chip = {
 	.irq_set_affinity = plic_set_affinity,
 #endif
 	.irq_set_type	= plic_irq_set_type,
-	.flags		= IRQCHIP_AFFINITY_PRE_STARTUP,
+	.flags		= IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE |
+			  IRQCHIP_AFFINITY_PRE_STARTUP,
 };
 
 static int plic_irq_set_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned int type)