diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/axg-fifo.c b/sound/soc/meson/axg-fifo.c
index bde759875006..94b169a5493b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/axg-fifo.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/axg-fifo.c
@@ -204,18 +204,26 @@ static irqreturn_t axg_fifo_pcm_irq_block(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	unsigned int status;
 
 	regmap_read(fifo->map, FIFO_STATUS1, &status);
-
 	status = FIELD_GET(STATUS1_INT_STS, status);
-	if (status & FIFO_INT_COUNT_REPEAT)
-		snd_pcm_period_elapsed(ss);
-	else
-		dev_dbg(axg_fifo_dev(ss), "unexpected irq - STS 0x%02x\n",
-			status);
-
-	/* Ack irqs */
 	axg_fifo_ack_irq(fifo, status);
 
-	return IRQ_RETVAL(status);
+	/* Use the thread to call period elapsed on nonatomic links */
+	if (status & FIFO_INT_COUNT_REPEAT)
+		return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
+
+	dev_dbg(axg_fifo_dev(ss), "unexpected irq - STS 0x%02x\n",
+		status);
+
+	return IRQ_NONE;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t axg_fifo_pcm_irq_block_thread(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+	struct snd_pcm_substream *ss = dev_id;
+
+	snd_pcm_period_elapsed(ss);
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
 int axg_fifo_pcm_open(struct snd_soc_component *component,
@@ -243,8 +251,9 @@ int axg_fifo_pcm_open(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = request_irq(fifo->irq, axg_fifo_pcm_irq_block, 0,
-			  dev_name(dev), ss);
+	ret = request_threaded_irq(fifo->irq, axg_fifo_pcm_irq_block,
+				   axg_fifo_pcm_irq_block_thread,
+				   IRQF_ONESHOT, dev_name(dev), ss);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;