diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91sam9.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91sam9.c
index ee3c122..274a0aa 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91sam9.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91sam9.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 
 	/* register irq handler after we know what name we'll use */
 	ret = request_irq(AT91_ID_SYS, at91_rtc_interrupt,
-				IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_SHARED,
+				IRQF_SHARED,
 				dev_name(&rtc->rtcdev->dev), rtc);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "can't share IRQ %d?\n", AT91_ID_SYS);