diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c
index f36f426edc62..4f0d068e1abe 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int aic5_irq_domain_xlate(struct irq_domain *d,
 	irq_reg_writel(bgc, *out_hwirq, AT91_AIC5_SSR);
 	smr = irq_reg_readl(bgc, AT91_AIC5_SMR);
 	aic_common_set_priority(intspec[2], &smr);
-	irq_reg_writel(bgc, intspec[2] | smr, AT91_AIC5_SMR);
+	irq_reg_writel(bgc, smr, AT91_AIC5_SMR);
 	irq_gc_unlock(bgc);
 
 	return ret;