diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index 4895fde4eb93..3de6ea3ee740 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ int set_irq_type(unsigned int irq, unsigned int type)
 		return 0;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
-	ret = __irq_set_trigger(desc, irq, flags);
+	ret = __irq_set_trigger(desc, irq, type);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
 	return ret;
 }