diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index 1c1b7125b8ac..d27b25855743 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -517,8 +517,7 @@ __set_irq_handler(unsigned int irq, irq_flow_handler_t handle, int is_chained,
 
 	if (!handle)
 		handle = handle_bad_irq;
-
-	if (desc->chip == &no_irq_chip) {
+	else if (desc->chip == &no_irq_chip) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "Trying to install %sinterrupt handler "
 		       "for IRQ%d\n", is_chained ? "chained " : "", irq);
 		/*