diff --git a/kernel/irq/pm.c b/kernel/irq/pm.c
index 5204a6d1b985..d22786a6dbde 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/pm.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/pm.c
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ void suspend_device_irqs(void)
 		unsigned long flags;
 		bool sync;
 
+		if (irq_settings_is_nested_thread(desc))
+			continue;
 		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
 		sync = suspend_device_irq(desc, irq);
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
@@ -163,6 +165,8 @@ static void resume_irqs(bool want_early)
 
 		if (!is_early && want_early)
 			continue;
+		if (irq_settings_is_nested_thread(desc))
+			continue;
 
 		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
 		resume_irq(desc, irq);