diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 3859911b61e9d45b7437cf68079686a08880af3a..a3d14277f17c913439374e3dd8e9c690a56938fc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -3147,6 +3147,16 @@ int gpiod_to_irq(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
 
 		return retirq;
 	}
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIOLIB_IRQCHIP
+	if (gc->irq.chip) {
+		/*
+		 * Avoid race condition with other code, which tries to lookup
+		 * an IRQ before the irqchip has been properly registered,
+		 * i.e. while gpiochip is still being brought up.
+		 */
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	}
+#endif
 	return -ENXIO;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiod_to_irq);