diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 1ce20fc82364..e900d079957e 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ irq_forced_thread_fn(struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *action)
 
 	local_bh_disable();
 	ret = action->thread_fn(action->irq, action->dev_id);
+	if (ret == IRQ_HANDLED)
+		atomic_inc(&desc->threads_handled);
+
 	irq_finalize_oneshot(desc, action);
 	local_bh_enable();
 	return ret;
@@ -821,6 +824,9 @@ static irqreturn_t irq_thread_fn(struct irq_desc *desc,
 	irqreturn_t ret;
 
 	ret = action->thread_fn(action->irq, action->dev_id);
+	if (ret == IRQ_HANDLED)
+		atomic_inc(&desc->threads_handled);
+
 	irq_finalize_oneshot(desc, action);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -886,8 +892,6 @@ static int irq_thread(void *data)
 		irq_thread_check_affinity(desc, action);
 
 		action_ret = handler_fn(desc, action);
-		if (action_ret == IRQ_HANDLED)
-			atomic_inc(&desc->threads_handled);
 
 		wake_threads_waitq(desc);
 	}