diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-xgene-sb.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-xgene-sb.c
index 25d86441666e..b45bfa9baa26 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-xgene-sb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-xgene-sb.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int xgene_gpio_sb_to_irq(struct gpio_chip *gc, u32 gpio)
 	fwspec.fwnode = gc->parent->fwnode;
 	fwspec.param_count = 2;
 	fwspec.param[0] = GPIO_TO_HWIRQ(priv, gpio);
-	fwspec.param[1] = IRQ_TYPE_NONE;
+	fwspec.param[1] = IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING;
 	return irq_create_fwspec_mapping(&fwspec);
 }