diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
index f384fa278764..fa9635610251 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
@@ -1083,10 +1083,20 @@ static u32 gpio_v2_line_config_debounce_period(struct gpio_v2_line_config *lc,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline char *make_irq_label(const char *orig)
+{
+	return kstrdup_and_replace(orig, '/', ':', GFP_KERNEL);
+}
+
+static inline void free_irq_label(const char *label)
+{
+	kfree(label);
+}
+
 static void edge_detector_stop(struct line *line)
 {
 	if (line->irq) {
-		free_irq(line->irq, line);
+		free_irq_label(free_irq(line->irq, line));
 		line->irq = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1110,6 +1120,7 @@ static int edge_detector_setup(struct line *line,
 	unsigned long irqflags = 0;
 	u64 eflags;
 	int irq, ret;
+	char *label;
 
 	eflags = edflags & GPIO_V2_LINE_EDGE_FLAGS;
 	if (eflags && !kfifo_initialized(&line->req->events)) {
@@ -1146,11 +1157,17 @@ static int edge_detector_setup(struct line *line,
 			IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING : IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING;
 	irqflags |= IRQF_ONESHOT;
 
+	label = make_irq_label(line->req->label);
+	if (!label)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	/* Request a thread to read the events */
 	ret = request_threaded_irq(irq, edge_irq_handler, edge_irq_thread,
-				   irqflags, line->req->label, line);
-	if (ret)
+				   irqflags, label, line);
+	if (ret) {
+		free_irq_label(label);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	line->irq = irq;
 	return 0;
@@ -1973,7 +1990,7 @@ static void lineevent_free(struct lineevent_state *le)
 		blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&le->gdev->device_notifier,
 						   &le->device_unregistered_nb);
 	if (le->irq)
-		free_irq(le->irq, le);
+		free_irq_label(free_irq(le->irq, le));
 	if (le->desc)
 		gpiod_free(le->desc);
 	kfree(le->label);
@@ -2114,6 +2131,7 @@ static int lineevent_create(struct gpio_device *gdev, void __user *ip)
 	int fd;
 	int ret;
 	int irq, irqflags = 0;
+	char *label;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&eventreq, ip, sizeof(eventreq)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -2198,15 +2216,23 @@ static int lineevent_create(struct gpio_device *gdev, void __user *ip)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free_le;
 
+	label = make_irq_label(le->label);
+	if (!label) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_free_le;
+	}
+
 	/* Request a thread to read the events */
 	ret = request_threaded_irq(irq,
 				   lineevent_irq_handler,
 				   lineevent_irq_thread,
 				   irqflags,
-				   le->label,
+				   label,
 				   le);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		free_irq_label(label);
 		goto out_free_le;
+	}
 
 	le->irq = irq;