diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.c b/drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.c
index df1d6b466fb708..f7c9459f66283b 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.c
@@ -225,6 +225,13 @@ static void stm32_gpio_free(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 	pinctrl_gpio_free(chip->base + offset);
 }
 
+static int stm32_gpio_get_noclk(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
+{
+	struct stm32_gpio_bank *bank = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
+
+	return !!(readl_relaxed(bank->base + STM32_GPIO_IDR) & BIT(offset));
+}
+
 static int stm32_gpio_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 {
 	struct stm32_gpio_bank *bank = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
@@ -232,7 +239,7 @@ static int stm32_gpio_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 
 	clk_enable(bank->clk);
 
-	ret = !!(readl_relaxed(bank->base + STM32_GPIO_IDR) & BIT(offset));
+	ret = stm32_gpio_get_noclk(chip, offset);
 
 	clk_disable(bank->clk);
 
@@ -316,7 +323,7 @@ static void stm32_gpio_irq_trigger(struct irq_data *d)
 		return;
 
 	/* If level interrupt type then retrig */
-	level = stm32_gpio_get(&bank->gpio_chip, d->hwirq);
+	level = stm32_gpio_get_noclk(&bank->gpio_chip, d->hwirq);
 	if ((level == 0 && bank->irq_type[d->hwirq] == IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW) ||
 	    (level == 1 && bank->irq_type[d->hwirq] == IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH))
 		irq_chip_retrigger_hierarchy(d);
@@ -358,6 +365,7 @@ static int stm32_gpio_irq_request_resources(struct irq_data *irq_data)
 {
 	struct stm32_gpio_bank *bank = irq_data->domain->host_data;
 	struct stm32_pinctrl *pctl = dev_get_drvdata(bank->gpio_chip.parent);
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = stm32_gpio_direction_input(&bank->gpio_chip, irq_data->hwirq);
@@ -371,6 +379,10 @@ static int stm32_gpio_irq_request_resources(struct irq_data *irq_data)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	flags = irqd_get_trigger_type(irq_data);
+	if (flags & IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_MASK)
+		clk_enable(bank->clk);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -378,6 +390,9 @@ static void stm32_gpio_irq_release_resources(struct irq_data *irq_data)
 {
 	struct stm32_gpio_bank *bank = irq_data->domain->host_data;
 
+	if (bank->irq_type[irq_data->hwirq] & IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_MASK)
+		clk_disable(bank->clk);
+
 	gpiochip_unlock_as_irq(&bank->gpio_chip, irq_data->hwirq);
 }