return 0;
        }
 
-       ret = chip->set_type(irq, flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK);
+       /* caller masked out all except trigger mode flags */
+       ret = chip->set_type(irq, flags);
 
        if (ret)
                pr_err("setting trigger mode %d for irq %u failed (%pF)\n",
-                               (int)(flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK),
-                               irq, chip->set_type);
+                               (int)flags, irq, chip->set_type);
        else {
+               if (flags & (IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW | IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH))
+                       flags |= IRQ_LEVEL;
                /* note that IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK == IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK */
-               desc->status &= ~IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK;
-               desc->status |= flags & IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK;
+               desc->status &= ~(IRQ_LEVEL | IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK);
+               desc->status |= flags;
        }
 
        return ret;
 
                /* Setup the type (level, edge polarity) if configured: */
                if (new->flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK) {
-                       ret = __irq_set_trigger(desc, irq, new->flags);
+                       ret = __irq_set_trigger(desc, irq,
+                                       new->flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK);
 
                        if (ret) {
                                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);