diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 3f9a3fc52a0e..d30336f259ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -442,16 +442,26 @@ out_mapping:
 
 static int mv88e6xxx_g1_irq_setup(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
 {
+	static struct lock_class_key lock_key;
+	static struct lock_class_key request_key;
 	int err;
 
 	err = mv88e6xxx_g1_irq_setup_common(chip);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	/* These lock classes tells lockdep that global 1 irqs are in
+	 * a different category than their parent GPIO, so it won't
+	 * report false recursion.
+	 */
+	irq_set_lockdep_class(chip->irq, &lock_key, &request_key);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&chip->reg_lock);
 	err = request_threaded_irq(chip->irq, NULL,
 				   mv88e6xxx_g1_irq_thread_fn,
 				   IRQF_ONESHOT | IRQF_SHARED,
 				   dev_name(chip->dev), chip);
+	mutex_lock(&chip->reg_lock);
 	if (err)
 		mv88e6xxx_g1_irq_free_common(chip);