diff --git a/kernel/irq/resend.c b/kernel/irq/resend.c
index 9065107f083e..7a5237a1bce5 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/resend.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/resend.c
@@ -75,13 +75,21 @@ void check_irq_resend(struct irq_desc *desc, unsigned int irq)
 		    !desc->irq_data.chip->irq_retrigger(&desc->irq_data)) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND
 			/*
-			 * If the interrupt has a parent irq and runs
-			 * in the thread context of the parent irq,
-			 * retrigger the parent.
+			 * If the interrupt is running in the thread
+			 * context of the parent irq we need to be
+			 * careful, because we cannot trigger it
+			 * directly.
 			 */
-			if (desc->parent_irq &&
-			    irq_settings_is_nested_thread(desc))
+			if (irq_settings_is_nested_thread(desc)) {
+				/*
+				 * If the parent_irq is valid, we
+				 * retrigger the parent, otherwise we
+				 * do nothing.
+				 */
+				if (!desc->parent_irq)
+					return;
 				irq = desc->parent_irq;
+			}
 			/* Set it pending and activate the softirq: */
 			set_bit(irq, irqs_resend);
 			tasklet_schedule(&resend_tasklet);