diff --git a/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c b/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c
index 13539e12cd80..9f8a709337cf 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ int __init early_irq_init(void)
 		alloc_masks(&desc[i], node);
 		raw_spin_lock_init(&desc[i].lock);
 		lockdep_set_class(&desc[i].lock, &irq_desc_lock_class);
+		mutex_init(&desc[i].request_mutex);
 		desc_set_defaults(i, &desc[i], node, NULL, NULL);
 	}
 	return arch_early_irq_init();