diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c
index eb5a8c65426061..93916553bcc72a 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c
@@ -2063,8 +2063,17 @@ static void rzg2l_gpio_irq_restore(struct rzg2l_pinctrl *pctrl)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (!irqd_irq_disabled(data))
+		if (!irqd_irq_disabled(data)) {
+			unsigned long flags;
+
+			/*
+			 * This has to be atomically executed to protect against a concurrent
+			 * interrupt.
+			 */
+			raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&pctrl->lock.rlock, flags);
 			rzg2l_gpio_irq_enable(data);
+			raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pctrl->lock.rlock, flags);
+		}
 	}
 }