diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index efd80f0af47f..1ce20fc82364 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -1174,8 +1174,10 @@ __setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *new)
 			ret = __irq_set_trigger(desc, irq,
 					new->flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK);
 
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				irq_release_resources(desc);
 				goto out_mask;
+			}
 		}
 
 		desc->istate &= ~(IRQS_AUTODETECT | IRQS_SPURIOUS_DISABLED | \