diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/vector.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/vector.c
index cc8b16f89dd4..7649da2478d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/vector.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/vector.c
@@ -446,12 +446,10 @@ static int x86_vector_activate(struct irq_domain *dom, struct irq_data *irqd,
 	trace_vector_activate(irqd->irq, apicd->is_managed,
 			      apicd->can_reserve, reserve);
 
-	/* Nothing to do for fixed assigned vectors */
-	if (!apicd->can_reserve && !apicd->is_managed)
-		return 0;
-
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&vector_lock, flags);
-	if (reserve || irqd_is_managed_and_shutdown(irqd))
+	if (!apicd->can_reserve && !apicd->is_managed)
+		assign_irq_vector_any_locked(irqd);
+	else if (reserve || irqd_is_managed_and_shutdown(irqd))
 		vector_assign_managed_shutdown(irqd);
 	else if (apicd->is_managed)
 		ret = activate_managed(irqd);
@@ -774,20 +772,10 @@ void lapic_offline(void)
 static int apic_set_affinity(struct irq_data *irqd,
 			     const struct cpumask *dest, bool force)
 {
-	struct apic_chip_data *apicd = apic_chip_data(irqd);
 	int err;
 
-	/*
-	 * Core code can call here for inactive interrupts. For inactive
-	 * interrupts which use managed or reservation mode there is no
-	 * point in going through the vector assignment right now as the
-	 * activation will assign a vector which fits the destination
-	 * cpumask. Let the core code store the destination mask and be
-	 * done with it.
-	 */
-	if (!irqd_is_activated(irqd) &&
-	    (apicd->is_managed || apicd->can_reserve))
-		return IRQ_SET_MASK_OK;
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqd_is_activated(irqd)))
+		return -EIO;
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&vector_lock);
 	cpumask_and(vector_searchmask, dest, cpu_online_mask);
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 761911168438..2a9fec53e159 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ void irq_set_thread_affinity(struct irq_desc *desc)
 			set_bit(IRQTF_AFFINITY, &action->thread_flags);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_EFFECTIVE_AFF_MASK
 static void irq_validate_effective_affinity(struct irq_data *data)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_EFFECTIVE_AFF_MASK
 	const struct cpumask *m = irq_data_get_effective_affinity_mask(data);
 	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_data_get_irq_chip(data);
 
@@ -205,9 +205,19 @@ static void irq_validate_effective_affinity(struct irq_data *data)
 		return;
 	pr_warn_once("irq_chip %s did not update eff. affinity mask of irq %u\n",
 		     chip->name, data->irq);
-#endif
 }
 
+static inline void irq_init_effective_affinity(struct irq_data *data,
+					       const struct cpumask *mask)
+{
+	cpumask_copy(irq_data_get_effective_affinity_mask(data), mask);
+}
+#else
+static inline void irq_validate_effective_affinity(struct irq_data *data) { }
+static inline void irq_init_effective_affinity(struct irq_data *data,
+					       const struct cpumask *mask) { }
+#endif
+
 int irq_do_set_affinity(struct irq_data *data, const struct cpumask *mask,
 			bool force)
 {
@@ -304,6 +314,26 @@ static int irq_try_set_affinity(struct irq_data *data,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static bool irq_set_affinity_deactivated(struct irq_data *data,
+					 const struct cpumask *mask, bool force)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_data_to_desc(data);
+
+	/*
+	 * If the interrupt is not yet activated, just store the affinity
+	 * mask and do not call the chip driver at all. On activation the
+	 * driver has to make sure anyway that the interrupt is in a
+	 * useable state so startup works.
+	 */
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY) || irqd_is_activated(data))
+		return false;
+
+	cpumask_copy(desc->irq_common_data.affinity, mask);
+	irq_init_effective_affinity(data, mask);
+	irqd_set(data, IRQD_AFFINITY_SET);
+	return true;
+}
+
 int irq_set_affinity_locked(struct irq_data *data, const struct cpumask *mask,
 			    bool force)
 {
@@ -314,6 +344,9 @@ int irq_set_affinity_locked(struct irq_data *data, const struct cpumask *mask,
 	if (!chip || !chip->irq_set_affinity)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (irq_set_affinity_deactivated(data, mask, force))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (irq_can_move_pcntxt(data) && !irqd_is_setaffinity_pending(data)) {
 		ret = irq_try_set_affinity(data, mask, force);
 	} else {