diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index b52424eaa0ed..0ac26c892fe2 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -945,6 +945,16 @@ static inline void irq_gc_lock(struct irq_chip_generic *gc) { }
 static inline void irq_gc_unlock(struct irq_chip_generic *gc) { }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * The irqsave variants are for usage in non interrupt code. Do not use
+ * them in irq_chip callbacks. Use irq_gc_lock() instead.
+ */
+#define irq_gc_lock_irqsave(gc, flags)	\
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&(gc)->lock, flags)
+
+#define irq_gc_unlock_irqrestore(gc, flags)	\
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&(gc)->lock, flags)
+
 static inline void irq_reg_writel(struct irq_chip_generic *gc,
 				  u32 val, int reg_offset)
 {