diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 0d4818eab0da8..25b1d5c6af969 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -1948,7 +1948,8 @@ static struct irq_chip ioapic_chip __read_mostly = {
 	.irq_set_affinity	= ioapic_set_affinity,
 	.irq_retrigger		= irq_chip_retrigger_hierarchy,
 	.irq_get_irqchip_state	= ioapic_irq_get_chip_state,
-	.flags			= IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE,
+	.flags			= IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE |
+				  IRQCHIP_AFFINITY_PRE_STARTUP,
 };
 
 static struct irq_chip ioapic_ir_chip __read_mostly = {
@@ -1961,7 +1962,8 @@ static struct irq_chip ioapic_ir_chip __read_mostly = {
 	.irq_set_affinity	= ioapic_set_affinity,
 	.irq_retrigger		= irq_chip_retrigger_hierarchy,
 	.irq_get_irqchip_state	= ioapic_irq_get_chip_state,
-	.flags			= IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE,
+	.flags			= IRQCHIP_SKIP_SET_WAKE |
+				  IRQCHIP_AFFINITY_PRE_STARTUP,
 };
 
 static inline void init_IO_APIC_traps(void)