diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
index f4e9921fa966..7f33024b6d83 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
@@ -883,14 +883,16 @@ static void omap_gpio_unmask_irq(struct irq_data *d)
 	if (trigger)
 		omap_set_gpio_triggering(bank, offset, trigger);
 
-	/* For level-triggered GPIOs, the clearing must be done after
-	 * the HW source is cleared, thus after the handler has run */
-	if (bank->level_mask & BIT(offset)) {
-		omap_set_gpio_irqenable(bank, offset, 0);
-		omap_clear_gpio_irqstatus(bank, offset);
-	}
-
 	omap_set_gpio_irqenable(bank, offset, 1);
+
+	/*
+	 * For level-triggered GPIOs, clearing must be done after the source
+	 * is cleared, thus after the handler has run. OMAP4 needs this done
+	 * after enabing the interrupt to clear the wakeup status.
+	 */
+	if (bank->level_mask & BIT(offset))
+		omap_clear_gpio_irqstatus(bank, offset);
+
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bank->lock, flags);
 }