diff --git a/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c b/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
index bae1f5d36c26..2d43118077e4 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static void shutdown_pirq(struct irq_data *data)
 
 static void enable_pirq(struct irq_data *data)
 {
-	startup_pirq(data);
+	enable_dynirq(data);
 }
 
 static void disable_pirq(struct irq_data *data)