{
        struct lineevent_state *le = p;
        struct gpioevent_data ge;
-       int ret;
+       int ret, level;
 
        ge.timestamp = ktime_get_real_ns();
+       level = gpiod_get_value_cansleep(le->desc);
 
        if (le->eflags & GPIOEVENT_REQUEST_RISING_EDGE
            && le->eflags & GPIOEVENT_REQUEST_FALLING_EDGE) {
-               int level = gpiod_get_value_cansleep(le->desc);
-
                if (level)
                        /* Emit low-to-high event */
                        ge.id = GPIOEVENT_EVENT_RISING_EDGE;
                else
                        /* Emit high-to-low event */
                        ge.id = GPIOEVENT_EVENT_FALLING_EDGE;
-       } else if (le->eflags & GPIOEVENT_REQUEST_RISING_EDGE) {
+       } else if (le->eflags & GPIOEVENT_REQUEST_RISING_EDGE && level) {
                /* Emit low-to-high event */
                ge.id = GPIOEVENT_EVENT_RISING_EDGE;
-       } else if (le->eflags & GPIOEVENT_REQUEST_FALLING_EDGE) {
+       } else if (le->eflags & GPIOEVENT_REQUEST_FALLING_EDGE && !level) {
                /* Emit high-to-low event */
                ge.id = GPIOEVENT_EVENT_FALLING_EDGE;
        } else {