diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index db41c676e5a2..7889dfb55cf2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -163,20 +163,12 @@ static void machine_kexec_mask_interrupts(void)
 
 	for_each_irq_desc(i, desc) {
 		struct irq_chip *chip;
-		int ret;
 
 		chip = irq_desc_get_chip(desc);
 		if (!chip)
 			continue;
 
-		/*
-		 * First try to remove the active state. If this
-		 * fails, try to EOI the interrupt.
-		 */
-		ret = irq_set_irqchip_state(i, IRQCHIP_STATE_ACTIVE, false);
-
-		if (ret && irqd_irq_inprogress(&desc->irq_data) &&
-		    chip->irq_eoi)
+		if (chip->irq_eoi && irqd_irq_inprogress(&desc->irq_data))
 			chip->irq_eoi(&desc->irq_data);
 
 		if (chip->irq_mask)