diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c
index d8bcbefcba89..9d5e2d9b6b93 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c
@@ -459,6 +459,11 @@ static irqreturn_t mcp23s08_irq(int irq, void *data)
 	if (mcp_read(mcp, MCP_INTF, &intf))
 		goto unlock;
 
+	if (intf == 0) {
+		/* There is no interrupt pending */
+		return IRQ_HANDLED;
+	}
+
 	if (mcp_read(mcp, MCP_INTCAP, &intcap))
 		goto unlock;
 
@@ -476,11 +481,6 @@ static irqreturn_t mcp23s08_irq(int irq, void *data)
 	mcp->cached_gpio = gpio;
 	mutex_unlock(&mcp->lock);
 
-	if (intf == 0) {
-		/* There is no interrupt pending */
-		return IRQ_HANDLED;
-	}
-
 	dev_dbg(mcp->chip.parent,
 		"intcap 0x%04X intf 0x%04X gpio_orig 0x%04X gpio 0x%04X\n",
 		intcap, intf, gpio_orig, gpio);