diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-icu.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-icu.c
index a2a3acd74491..0f2655d7f19e 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-icu.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-icu.c
@@ -258,8 +258,12 @@ static int mvebu_icu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * avoid unpredictable SPI assignments done by firmware.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0 ; i < ICU_MAX_IRQS ; i++) {
-		u32 icu_int = readl_relaxed(icu->base + ICU_INT_CFG(i));
-		if ((icu_int >> ICU_GROUP_SHIFT) == ICU_GRP_NSR)
+		u32 icu_int, icu_grp;
+
+		icu_int = readl_relaxed(icu->base + ICU_INT_CFG(i));
+		icu_grp = icu_int >> ICU_GROUP_SHIFT;
+
+		if (icu_grp == ICU_GRP_NSR)
 			writel_relaxed(0x0, icu->base + ICU_INT_CFG(i));
 	}