diff --git a/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c b/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c
index 4778bb124efe..3d5da51b6a94 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c
@@ -368,16 +368,40 @@ static void ab8500_irq_mask(struct irq_data *data)
 	int mask = 1 << (offset % 8);
 
 	ab8500->mask[index] |= mask;
+
+	/* The AB8500 GPIOs have two interrupts each (rising & falling). */
+	if (offset >= AB8500_INT_GPIO6R && offset <= AB8500_INT_GPIO41R)
+		ab8500->mask[index + 2] |= mask;
+	if (offset >= AB9540_INT_GPIO50R && offset <= AB9540_INT_GPIO54R)
+		ab8500->mask[index + 1] |= mask;
+	if (offset == AB8540_INT_GPIO43R || offset == AB8540_INT_GPIO44R)
+		ab8500->mask[index] |= (mask >> 1);
 }
 
 static void ab8500_irq_unmask(struct irq_data *data)
 {
 	struct ab8500 *ab8500 = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(data);
+	unsigned int type = irqd_get_trigger_type(data);
 	int offset = data->hwirq;
 	int index = offset / 8;
 	int mask = 1 << (offset % 8);
 
-	ab8500->mask[index] &= ~mask;
+	if (type & IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING)
+		ab8500->mask[index] &= ~mask;
+
+	/* The AB8500 GPIOs have two interrupts each (rising & falling). */
+	if (type & IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING) {
+		if (offset >= AB8500_INT_GPIO6R && offset <= AB8500_INT_GPIO41R)
+			ab8500->mask[index + 2] &= ~mask;
+		else if (offset >= AB9540_INT_GPIO50R && offset <= AB9540_INT_GPIO54R)
+			ab8500->mask[index + 1] &= ~mask;
+		else if (offset == AB8540_INT_GPIO43R || offset == AB8540_INT_GPIO44R)
+			ab8500->mask[index] &= ~(mask >> 1);
+		else
+			ab8500->mask[index] &= ~mask;
+	} else
+		/* Satisfies the case where type is not set. */
+		ab8500->mask[index] &= ~mask;
 }
 
 static struct irq_chip ab8500_irq_chip = {