diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index fb86146037a7..9dbdccab3b6a 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -927,6 +927,9 @@ 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;
@@ -943,6 +946,9 @@ 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;
 }
@@ -1020,8 +1026,6 @@ 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);
 		if (action_ret == IRQ_WAKE_THREAD)
 			irq_wake_secondary(desc, action);