diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c
index e75b1bf6df12..11f32454fc77 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c
@@ -1244,6 +1244,9 @@ static int pxa3xx_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail_free_io;
 
+	/* initialize all interrupts to be disabled */
+	disable_int(info, NDSR_MASK);
+
 	ret = request_irq(irq, pxa3xx_nand_irq, IRQF_DISABLED,
 			  pdev->name, info);
 	if (ret < 0) {