diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-stmpe.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-stmpe.c
index e3d048e65339b223fbf60f77843fe628194c6d2a..3b6efce8e6813483725c0206b872dddb88160a1f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-stmpe.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-stmpe.c
@@ -190,6 +190,16 @@ static void stmpe_gpio_irq_sync_unlock(struct irq_data *d)
 	};
 	int i, j;
 
+	/*
+	 * STMPE1600: to be able to get IRQ from pins,
+	 * a read must be done on GPMR register, or a write in
+	 * GPSR or GPCR registers
+	 */
+	if (stmpe->partnum == STMPE1600) {
+		stmpe_reg_read(stmpe, stmpe->regs[STMPE_IDX_GPMR_LSB]);
+		stmpe_reg_read(stmpe, stmpe->regs[STMPE_IDX_GPMR_CSB]);
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < CACHE_NR_REGS; i++) {
 		/* STMPE801 and STMPE1600 don't have RE and FE registers */
 		if ((stmpe->partnum == STMPE801 ||
@@ -227,21 +237,11 @@ static void stmpe_gpio_irq_unmask(struct irq_data *d)
 {
 	struct gpio_chip *gc = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 	struct stmpe_gpio *stmpe_gpio = gpiochip_get_data(gc);
-	struct stmpe *stmpe = stmpe_gpio->stmpe;
 	int offset = d->hwirq;
 	int regoffset = offset / 8;
 	int mask = BIT(offset % 8);
 
 	stmpe_gpio->regs[REG_IE][regoffset] |= mask;
-
-	/*
-	 * STMPE1600 workaround: to be able to get IRQ from pins,
-	 * a read must be done on GPMR register, or a write in
-	 * GPSR or GPCR registers
-	 */
-	if (stmpe->partnum == STMPE1600)
-		stmpe_reg_read(stmpe,
-			       stmpe->regs[STMPE_IDX_GPMR_LSB + regoffset]);
 }
 
 static void stmpe_dbg_show_one(struct seq_file *s,